After losing in the second round, Ostapenko ended the French Open with 70 WTA singles ranking points. She is currently 12th in the online ranking, but her closest competitors are still in the tournament.
Ostapenko had more double faults (11/5) and unforced errors (47/34) in this match, as well as more attack points (45/37).
This match was supposed to take place on Wednesday, but due to rain, the match could not be played. On Thursday afternoon, the tennis players played one game and the game was stopped for a few hours.
After its resumption, the first set went smoothly in a fight, only in the end when the athletes exchanged breaks.
The winner of the set was determined in a tiebreak, which was started by the Dane with three points in a row, and the opponent then secured a victory with 7:4.
Ostapenko started the second set with two breaks and reached 3-0, but later did not protect the lead, as Towson tied the match at 4-4.
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In the continuation, the Latvian tennis player took the opponent’s serve and, serving to win the set, played back two break points and reached 6-4.
Ostapenko suffered the loss in the match after dropping four straight games, including two on her own serve, in the second half of the third set.
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In the first round of the tournament, Ostapenko defeated Romanian Jacqueline Christiana (WTA 67th) 6-4, 7-5, while the Dane defeated German Tatjana Maria (WTA 64th) 6-2, 6-3.
This season, the two tennis players met in the round of 16 of the “WTA 500” tournament in Linz, where the Latvian athlete was superior in three sets.
In the first round of the tournament, Ostapenko defeated Romanian Jacqueline Christiana (WTA 67th) 6-4, 7-5, while the Dane defeated German Tatjana Maria (WTA 64th) 6-2, 6-3.
This season, the two tennis players met in the round of 16 of the “WTA 500” tournament in Linz, where the Latvian athlete was superior in three sets.
The 26-year-old Ostapenko was playing at the French Open for the tenth time. In 2017, she became the winner of the “French Open”, achieving one of the biggest successes in the history of Latvian sports, but after that she did not manage to go beyond the third round on the Paris courts.
The main tournament of the second “Grand Slam” tournament of the season, the French Open Championship, will take place from May 26 to June 9.
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2024-05-30 17:18:23
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