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Ostapenko Stuns Pliskova; Pliskova 6-4, 6-2 to Reach the and the Girls Don’T Expect It.” Roland Garros Third Round on Next up for Ostapenko Is Thursday 12 Friday, October 2, 2020 Sports French Open Jelena happy to inspire Osaka and Results new generation Men Singles (2nd rd) Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 AFP Azarenka dished out another Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 PARIS Christian Garín (CHI x20) bt Marc Polmans (AUS) 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 opening round loss in 2019. Karen Khachanov (RUS x15) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/2) She made the Wimbledon Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x10) bt Attila Balazs (HUN) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 JELENA Ostapenko admit- semi-finals in 2018 but has Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP x17) bt Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 ted on Thursday that she was yet to get past the third round Daniel Altmaier (GER) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER x30) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 Matteo Berrettini (ITA x7) bt Lloyd Harris (RSA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 delighted her breakthrough at either the Australian or US Marton Fucsovics (HUN) bt Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 7-6 (7/2), 6-3, 7-5 2017 Roland Garros triumph Open. Thiago Monteiro (BRA) bt Marcos Giron (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-1 helped inspire Naomi Osaka Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB x22) 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 to three Grand Slam crowns. ‘I was fearless’ Andrey Rublev (RUS x13) bt Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Roberto Baena (ESP) bt Denis Shapovalov (CAN x9) 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 Ostapenko stunned the “It’s hard to compare to 2017 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x18) bt Andrej Martin (SVK) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 sport three years ago with her because that was three years Aljaz Bedene (SLO) bt Nikola Milojevic (SRB) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) run to the title in Paris, claim- ago and I was fearless, nobody Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x5) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 ing a first career crown by see- really knew me,” added Ostap- Women Singles (2nd rd) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x8) bt Darya Kasatkina (RUS) 7-6 (8/6), 6-0 ing off the likes of Samantha enko, now ranked 43. Ons Jabeur (TUN x30) bt Nao Hibino (JPN) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, “But now they know how Danielle Collins (USA) bt Clara Tauson (DEN) 6-2, 6-3 and Simona Halep in the final I play and know how to play Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP x11) bt Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 6-3, 6-2 where she overturned a 6-4, against me.” Fiona Ferro (FRA) bt Elena Rybakina (KAZ x14) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) bt Christina McHale (USA) 6-4, 6-3 3-0 deficit. Ostapenko fired 27 win- Irina Maria Bara (ROU) bt Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-1, 4-0 - retired Since then, Japan’s Osa- ners past Pliskova and she Sofia Kenin (USA x4) bt Ana Bogdan (ROU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 ka, just a year younger at 22, believes the slower conditions Petra Kvitova (CZE x7) bt Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 6-3, 6-3 Leylah Fernandez (CAN) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 has become a global super- of a tournament being played Clara Burel (FRA) bt Kaja Juvan (SLO) 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 star by winning the 2018 and in the autumn, rather than its Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) 2020 US Opens and 2019 traditional May-June slot, play Petra Martic (CRO x13) bt Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 6-7 (1/7), 7-5, 6-3 Australian Open. right into her comfort zone. Laura Siegemund (GER) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 Paula Badosa (ESP) bt Sloane Stephens (USA x29) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Bianca Andreescu won the Her game now also incor- Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) bt Karolina Pliskova (CZE x2) 6-4, 6-2. 2019 US Open at just 19 while porates more drop shots rath- Sofia Kenin, 21, claimed the er than her once trademark Melbourne title this year as all-or-nothing, not-so-guided the next generation of wom- missiles fired down either en’s tennis threaten to push flank. the old guard to one side. “Girls are expecting me al- “It was tough to deal with ways to hit the ball so strong, all this pressure which was on and especially here on clay, so me because obviously I was the it’s useful because the bounces Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko celebrates after winning against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova during their women’s singles second round match at French Open in Paris on Thursday. (AFP) first one from the year 1997 to are much lower because it’s win a Grand Slam but I felt the much colder this year. girls started to play better af- “I think the drop shot is ter that,” said Ostapenko who very useful. Even if I can’t hit stunned second seed Karolina winners, sometimes I mix it up Ostapenko stuns Pliskova; Pliskova 6-4, 6-2 to reach the and the girls don’t expect it.” Roland Garros third round on Next up for Ostapenko is Thursday. either Sloane Stephens, the “Especially Naomi, she’s 2017 US Open winner and such a good player. I think runner-up in Paris in 2018, Djokovic targets 70th win maybe 2017 inspired them, or Spain’s Paula Badosa for a and they saw that it’s possi- spot in the last 16. ble. So the young generation For Pliskova, it’s the end AFP semi-finals in 2017 but has now Italy’s 94th-ranked Jasmine four Grand Slam tournaments However, Tsitsipas has is coming. But also when I saw of another fruitless trip to the PARIS failed to get beyond the third Paolini 6-3, 6-3 to register her twice. won all three of their meetings, her winning, of course I also French capital. round in her eight other ap- 25th French Open win. The 30-year-old Berankis two of them on clay including wanted to get back there on top The 28-year-old Czech FORMER champion Jelena pearances at the French Open. Meanwhile, Djokovic, who lists spear-fishing as one of his on his way to the runners-up and win another Grand Slam. made the semi-finals in 2017 Ostapenko swept second seed “I tried to be aggres- was likened to a snake by his hobbies on the lakes of Lithu- spot in Hamburg last week. So we kind of have all inspired but has now failed to get be- Karolina Pliskova out of Ro- sive but not miss too much vanquished first round oppo- ania. Andrey Rublev, the mop- each other which is also good.” yond the third round in her land Garros on Thursday as as she’s such a great player,” nent, tackles spear-fishing fan He may have more time topped Russian who defeated Ostapenko had only just eight other appearances. Novak Djokovic set his sights said 23-year-old Ostapenko Ricardas Berankis for a place for that hobby after Thursday Tsitsipas in the Hamburg fi- turned 20 and was 47 in the In 2020, she made the on a 70th career win in the who had lost in the first round in the last 32. against Djokovic who is play- nal and now has three titles world when she won in Paris third round at the Australian French capital. in her last two visits to the “It’s like a snake killing its ing in the second round for the in 2020, also needed to come three years ago although Open and only second at the In a women’s tournament French Open. prey. I felt suffocated,” said 16th time. back from two sets down in his it’s been a rollercoaster ride US Open but she arrived in reeling from the injury-en- “I had to bring the best Sweden’s Mikael Ymer who Berankis lost his most re- opener against Sam Querrey ever since. Paris having retired from the forced withdrawal of Serena tennis that I could.” took just six games off Djoko- cent clash with the Serb in of the United States. The Latvian’s title de- Italian Open final against Ha- Williams, and the absence of The defeat completed a vic on Tuesday. New York at the uprooted The 22-year-old will fence ended in the first round lep with a thigh injury. world number one and de- miserable year at the Slams for Cincinnati event this year Thursday face Spain’s Alejan- in 2018 at the hands of Kat- “I think maybe the year is fending champion Ashleigh Czech star Pliskova who only Snake v spear-fisher and managed only five games dro Davidovich Fokina, the eryna Kozlova while Victoria finished,” said Pliskova. Barty as well as US Open win- made the third round at the Victory for the world number against Djokovic when they 21-year-old world number 70, ner Naomi Osaka, Latvia’s Os- Australian Open and second at one will give him a 70th career met at the 2013 US Open.
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