Ostapenko’s fall in the WTA ranking

Ostapenko’s fall in the WTA ranking

Latvia’s second racket Darja Semenistaja keeps the 118th place, Diāna Marcinkēviča has moved up two places to the 317th position, and Anastasija Sevastova has fallen one place and is in the 383rd position. Daniela Wisman is five places higher (406th), Kamilla Barton has moved up three positions (693rd), Valeria Kargin (1155th) and Margarita Ignatyeva (1209th) … Read more

Ostapenko fails in the first round of the Stuttgart “WTA 500” tournament

Ostapenko fails in the first round of the Stuttgart “WTA 500” tournament

Ostapenko, who is ranked tenth in the WTA ranking and seeded eighth in the tournament, lost 3-6, 1-6 to the Czech Linda Noskova, who is ranked 31st in the WTA. Ostapenko started the match with a serve, losing the first four games, and her service games were “dry”. The Latvian tennis player managed to win … Read more

Ostapenko and Kichenoka reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open doubles tournament

Ostapenko and Kichenoka reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open doubles tournament

The Latvian/Ukrainian pair were seeded 11th in the competition and beat China’s Zhu Lin and Taiwan’s U Fansien 6-3, 7-5 in the third round. At the end of the first set, Ostapenko and Kichenko prevailed three games in a row and, winning the final match 40-0, won the set 6-3. In the second set, however, … Read more

Ostapenko and only three other Top 10 tennis players continue to the “Australian Open”

Ostapenko and only three other Top 10 tennis players continue to the “Australian Open”

The top 10 players remaining in the women’s singles draw #AusOpen after the second round 🔝 1. Every Swiatek2. Arina Sabalenka4. Coco Gauff10. Jalena Osstepenko pic.twitter.com/4mPKEar3kV —Eurosport (@eurosport) January 18, 2024 Ostapenko beat Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic (WTA 271) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Before … Read more

Two Top 5 players fail to get past the second round of the Australian Open

Two Top 5 players fail to get past the second round of the Australian Open

Pegula, fifth in the WTA rankings, lost 4-6, 2-6 against Frenchwoman Clara Burel (WTA 51), who reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time. Rybakina, who is ranked third in the WTA rankings, also failed. The Kazakh tennis player recognized the superiority of the Russian Anna Blinkova (WTA 57th) 4-6, 6-4, … Read more

Ostapenko and Kichenok reach the second round of the Australian Open doubles tournament

Ostapenko and Kichenok reach the second round of the Australian Open doubles tournament

The Latvian/Ukrainian pair were seeded 11th in the competition and beat Americans Emina Bektas and Kayla Deja 6-4, 7-6 (7:3) in the first round. In the fifth game of the first set, Ostapenko/Kichenoka took advantage of the only break point to take a 3-2 lead, then saved serve and took advantage of the first set … Read more

WATCH ⟩ Ostapenko advances to the WTA 500 singles semi-finals in Adelaide

WATCH ⟩ Ostapenko advances to the WTA 500 singles semi-finals in Adelaide

The Latvian tennis player beat Ukrainian Marta Kostyukas in the quarterfinals with a result of 7-5, 6-3. Ostapenko earned 195 points and $51,205 in prize money for reaching the semifinals. Currently, the preliminary rankings show that Ostapenko will enter the Top 10 of the WTA rankings next week. This was their second meeting. Ostapenko also … Read more

Ostapenko passes the first round of the Adelaide tournament with a victory in three sets

Ostapenko passes the first round of the Adelaide tournament with a victory in three sets

For reaching the second round, the Latvian tennis player earned a bonus of 13,170 US dollars and won 60 ranking points. Kirstea had eight double faults on serve, while Ostapenko had just three. The elusive Romanian served by one more – 8:7. In the second round of the Adelaide tournament, i.e. the round of 16, … Read more

VIDEO ⟩ “You’re blind!” Ostapenko takes out his anger on the referee again

VIDEO ⟩ “You’re blind!”  Ostapenko takes out his anger on the referee again

Ostapenko, seeded third in the tournament and 12th in the WTA, lost 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 to eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka (23rd WTA) in the quarterfinals. In the ninth game of the deciding set, Ostapenko appeared to touch the ball twice before Azarenka hit it. But the referee’s whistle did not follow, and Ostapenko vented his anger. … Read more

Ostapenko and Kichenoka reach the quarterfinals of the Brisbane tournament after playing two match points

Ostapenko and Kichenoka reach the quarterfinals of the Brisbane tournament after playing two match points

The Latvian-Ukrainian pair, fifth seeds of the tournament, were free in the first round, but in the second round, i.e. the round of 16, they beat the so-called neutral athletes Yekaterina Aleksandrova and Anna Kalinska 5-7, 7. -5, 13: 11. In the super tiebreak Ostapenko and Kichenoka went ahead with 2:5, managed to reach 6:6, … Read more