Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Photo credit: Matthew Calvin
Marta Kostyuk the outstanding season has reached a new level of exposure.
It evokes mixed feelings among fans..
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World No. 18 Kostyuk came up empty-handed as part of a series of published Ukrainian Olympic athletes Vogue Ukraine.
🤍 Tennis player Marta Kostyuk in Vogue Ukraine magazine 🇺🇦 Olympic & Paralympic team photo shoot
📷: Jan Wasiuchnik / Vogue Ukraine pic.twitter.com/JccegNMX4U
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) June 25, 2024
Marta Kostyuk joined Ukrainian athletes Liudmila Luzan, Zhan Beleniuk, Anna Gontar, Daria Bilodid, Olga Kharlan, Oleksii Sereda and others 📸
credit: 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 as “amazing” in the photo, some criticized the publication wondering why Kostyuk had to be naked for part of the photo to honor the athletes.
why do they need to be naked?
very good tbh.
— Loli (@LoliLondon) June 25, 2024
Why is he naked? 🙄🙄 not necessary for an Olympic athlete 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
— Keer 🐺 🐊 (@kenialachula2) June 25, 2024
Marta is amazing… but I would like to see her in a dress.. not necessary to see the flesh
– Dr. Joanna Wiecek (@joannawiecek) June 25, 2024
San Diego and Stuttgart finalist Kostyuk will play singles and doubles at the Paris Olympic Games next month.
🎾📄🇺🇦 Ukraine has announced its tennis team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
UTF & NOC of Ukraine designates:
🔵 singles: Kostyuk, Svitolina, Yastremska, Kalinina
🟡 doubles: Kichenok / Kichenok, Kostyuk / Yastremska#Paris2024 | #Olympicssource: Ukrainian Tennis Federation pic.twitter.com/WB2PKxBFuK
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) June 17, 2024
Kostyuk will partner Australian Open doubles semifinalist Dayana Yastremska in Paris.
Photo credit: Matthew Calvin
