Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk was captured dancing during her intense quarter-final battle against Croatia’s Donna Vekic at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kostyuk showed off some impressive moves, dancing to the beats of Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk. The incident unfolded during the break between the second and third sets. Kostyuk was waiting for her opponent to return to the court when she heard the music playing at the stadium. To freshen up her mind, the 22-year-old broke into an impromptu dance performance. Fans present in the stands certainly loved her steps as they went on to cheer for Kostyuk.
A clip featuring her uber-cool dance moves was dropped on X with the caption, “Marta Kostyuk dancing to Bruno Mars during the break before the third set. The crowd was really into it too!.” The clip took no time to become viral, with viewers shedding light on Kostyuk’s entertaining persona.
Marta Kostyuk dancing to Bruno Mars during the break before the third set 😂Crowd was really into it too! pic.twitter.com/MQhrNhJYMi
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) July 31, 2024
The footage opens with Marta Kostyuk standing in the middle of the court. As soon as she heard the song, Uptown Funk, she started grooving to the tune. She was also spotted swinging her tennis racket to match the beats. When fans noticed Kostyuk enjoying her time, they also began to clap with her. The Ukrainian tennis player loved the crowd engagement and reacted with a hearty smile.
The video of her performance has garnered more than 1.5 million views on X. One of the viewers commented, “Ok I admit the groove is legendary.”
Ok I admit the groove is legendary💃— Dori Dorime (@dori1dorime) July 31, 2024
Another user confessed, “I love athletes like these.”
I love athletes like these 😂💙— Eustace (@eustace_on23966) July 31, 2024
“Having a time of her life, clearly,” wrote a fan while dropping a couple of laughing emojis.
Having a time of her life clearly😂🤣— Better Bodies Tennis (@betterbodieste) August 1, 2024
Here are some other reactions:
One thing about Marta, she loves dancing— 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘?𝑏𝑜𝑖 (@OpFanBoi) July 31, 2024
She’s cool— Tomi Törni (@TomThorne81) August 1, 2024
Crush activated 👀😂— Searl ¹⁰⁴ (@Searl04) July 31, 2024
Marta Kostyuk ended up losing the quarter-final match to Donna Vekic on July 31. She struggled in the first set which Vekic won 6-4. Kostyuk bounced back well in the second one and picked up a dominant 6-2 victory. Both players put up a neck-and-neck battle in the third set, which was decided in the tiebreaker. Kostyk endured a close defeat in the last set and crashed out of the Paris Olympics.
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