Posted by Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Photo courtesy of Matthew Calvis.
Marta Kostyuk A standout season has reached new levels of exposure.
It’s causing mixed feelings among fans.
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World number 18 Kostyuk poses topless as part of a series of Ukrainian Olympic athletes. vogue ukraine.
🤍 Tennis player Marta Kostyuk poses for the 🇺🇦 Olympic and Paralympic team photoshoot for Vogue Ukraine magazine.
📷: Jan Wasiuchnik / Vogue Ukraine pic.twitter.com/JccegNMX4U
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) June 25, 2024
Marta Kostyuk joins Ukrainian athletes Liudmila Luzan, Zhan Beleniuk, Anna Gontar, Daria Bilodid, Olga Kharlan, Oleksii Sereda and others 📸
Source: Vogue Ukraine / Jan Wasiuchnik pic.twitter.com/wmU2AgFpPk
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) June 25, 2024
While some on social media praised the Ukrainian No. 1 for looking “fabulous” in the photoshoot, others criticized the publication, wondering why Kostyuk had to appear half-naked in a photoshoot honoring the athlete.
Why do they have to be naked?
It’s pretty unpleasant.
— Loli (@LoliLondon) June 25, 2024
Why are you naked? 🙄🙄 Not necessary for Olympic athletes 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
— Keir 🐺 🐊 (@kenialachula2) June 25, 2024
Marta is amazing… But I’d like to see you more with clothes on. Seeing you in the flesh is a bit unnecessary.
— Dr. Joanna Wiecek (@joannawiecek) June 25, 2024
Koschuk, a finalist in San Diego and Stuttgart, is scheduled to compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics next month.
🎾📄🇺🇦 Ukraine has announced its Paris 2024 Olympic tennis squad.
UTF and NOC of Ukraine nominate:
🔵 Singles: Kostyuk, Svitolina, Yastremska, Kalinina
🟡 Doubles: Kichenok / Kichenok, Kostyuk / Yastremska#Paris2024 | #OlympicSource: Ukrainian Tennis Federation pic.twitter.com/WB2PKxBFuK
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) June 17, 2024
Kostyuk will partner Australian Open semifinalist Dayana Yastremska in a doubles match in Paris.
Photo courtesy of Matthew Calvis
