Tennis
Wimbledon star wears wedding dress in match and wants fans to get married in it
Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk worked with her tennis sponsor for a unique wedding dress last year and then took things to their natural conclusion when she came to SW19
Marta Kostyuk stepped onto court at Wimbledon in a replica of her wedding dress, telling reporters “it will be cool” if others are encouraged to wear it for their own wedding day.
The Ukrainian, who married her partner Heorhii Kyzymenko in 2023, walked down the aisle in a tennis dress designed with her sponsor Wilson. Now, just a few months on, a tennis-specific version has been brought to life.
Kostyuk wore that version for her first round game at SW19, complete with a button-up overlay which she removed before taking to the court. The outfit served the number 18 seed well, as she beat Rebecca Sramkova in straight sets.
“The idea and the story behind this dress is, I think, by far one of the best in tennis,” Kostyuk told reporters. “I don’t know if ever but for sure, right now.
“It was about being light, comfortable, free, feminine,” she added, per The Express. “Everything that was in my wedding dress is the same in this tennis dress. The fact that you come on the court with this like over-dress and then you take it off, it’s so cool. It’s unbelievable.
“I want someone to see this dress and be like, Wow, I can actually get married in this dress that she’s playing in. And I think it will be cool if someone really thinks that.
“I will put this dress in a frame and hang it on the wall somewhere for sure. Definitely will be one of the highlights of my life and my career, what else can you ask for?”
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Wilson’s head of design Joelle Michaeloff, who worked with Kostyuk on the outfit, explained the parallels between the wedding dress and the tennis counterpart.
“Her walkout will be with all the layers, and then she’ll remove this over-dress, which is exactly like the wedding dress in that there’s the five buttons down the front; I’ve made her a quick-release option so she can take it off fast,” she told Vogue. “What’s underneath is basically the original dress, but with a built-in ball short in this one.”
Kostyuk’s first-round victory set up an encounter with Australia’s Daria Saville, who claimed a straight sets win over Peyton Stearns in round one. Twelfth seed Madison Keys could await the winner of that clash, with the American up against Wang Yafan in round two.
A number of second round games were completed on Wednesday, with a few of the Brits in action. Emma Raducanu beat Elise Mertens to set up a third round meeting with ninth seed Maria Sakkari, while qualifier Sonay Kartal beat Clara Burel and will take on second seed Coco Gauff in round three.
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