2024-04-30 04:24:25
Ostapenko, who is in the tenth place in the WTA ranking and seeded ninth in the tournament, lost 0-6, 4-6 to the eighth seed of the tournament, Tunisian Onsa Jabeira (WTA 9th), in the round of 16.
In the first set, Ostapenko lost all three of her service games, while Jabera secured a 6-0 victory.
Also at the beginning of the second set, the Latvian conceded in her service game, but then leveled the score by winning the Tunisian’s service game and then for the first time in the match, she also saved her serve, taking a 2-1 lead.
In the continuation of the second set, Jabera was superior in Ostapenko’s service game and took the lead 5-4, and also won the following game, ensuring success in the second set and the entire match.
The Latvian tennis player earned 120 WTA ranking points for reaching the round of 16.
The Latvian tennis player was free from the first round, in the match of the second round she beat the Spaniard Jessica Bouzas-Maneiro (WTA 93) 6-3, 6-1, and in the third round she beat the Argentine Maria Lourdes Karla (WTA 82) 6-3, 6-3 .).
Meanwhile, Jabera, also starting the tournament from the second round, first defeated Slovakian Anna Karolina Šmiedlova (WTA 68) with 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 and won the third round with 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 over Canadian Leila Fernandez (WTA 28).
Ostapenko is also competing in the doubles competition at this tournament, playing alongside regular opponent Lyudmila Kichenok of Ukraine. The Latvian and Ukrainian duet has already reached the quarterfinals.
The tournament in Madrid takes place on clay courts.
2024-04-30 04:24:25