<p>Kostyuk's 6-1, 6-3 semi-final defeat ended a 17-match winning run ‌on clay this season, a stretch that included a Madrid Open ‌title and a victory over Andreeva in the final.</p><p>"<strong>For sure, my streak. I take ‌it with me to the grave</strong>," Kostyuk told reporters with a ‌smile.</p><p>"<strong>Very happy with my claycourt season, just one loss. I would never believe it if someone told me this a couple of months ago</strong>."</p><p>The 15th seed struggled to find her ‌rhythm against a relentless Andreeva, who reached her ⁠maiden Grand Slam final, but refused ‌to dwell on the defeat.</p><p>"<strong>Everything that could go her way went her way. Everything ​that could not go my way didn't go my way</strong>," Kostyuk said.</p><p>"<strong>I've had enough tough days, bad days to know that they ​end. It's not the worst thing in the world to lose a match, whatever the stage is</strong>."</p><p>The loss denied her a first Grand Slam final, ⁠but Kostyuk said the emotional ​high point of her fortnight came after her quarter-final victory against fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, when the Roland Garros crowd responded warmly to her efforts to keep attention focused on Ukraine more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.</p><p>"<strong>I ‌will never forget the ovations that I received after my match in the quarter-finals</strong>," she said.</p><p><strong>"This is something I will carry with me forever and I will never believe anyone who is at the world stage of this sport saying that they have zero influence</strong>.</p><p>"<strong>If you want to, you can do anything. This was proof for me</strong>."</p><p>Kostyuk, who has repeatedly spoken out about the war and criticised Russian players, said those moments meant as much to her as her breakthrough run to a first semi-final at a ‌major.</p><p>"<strong>I'm obviously very happy that I made it to the semi-finals, but I ​feel like this is the highlight of my tournament</strong>," she said ‌of the crowd support.</p><p>The 23-year-old also credited years of therapy and self-reflection for helping transform both her tennis and her outlook on life.</p><p>"<strong>When the full-scale war started, I realised that I needed to change my perspective on life because it's clearly not just tennis</strong>," she said.</p><p>"<strong>The battles ⁠that I've won against myself and ⁠in my head, Grand Slams ‌are nothing compared to it. Playing tennis is very easy</strong>."</p>