LOVELY. Ostapenko shares how she managed to cope with the disappointment in Paris

Jelena Ostapenko had a completely different experience in Paris in 2018 if compared with 2017.

In fact, the year before, the Latvian won a sensational Roland Garros title after defeating Simona Halep coming from nowhere. Unfortunately, this year, things went dramatically south in Paris after Ostapenko crashed out in the singles, doubles, and mixed.

Now competing in Eastbourne, Jelena shared her disappointment about her last campaign in France, and she told the press what she did soon after to shake off this unfortunate experience.

The Latvian commented

“Actually, after that one I lost, I didn’t really have good, like, a couple of days because I lost doubles, as well, which I was supposed to win. And then before my mixed doubles, I got sick. I was, like, throwing up 20 times before my mixed doubles match. So honestly, this year Paris was really bad for me and all that together. I mean, I lost the doubles and mixed doubles, everything first round, so that was super unlucky for me, this Roland Garros.

But then I took a couple of days off, and I stayed in Paris. I went to see Louvre, Versailles, and just to be like a tourist a little bit, try to do something else, not practicing and playing.

Then I went back home. Of course, I spent some good time with my friends and then celebrated my birthday, which was very, very nice. I think I’m going to remember it, like, very special because was 21. Yeah, and then I started to practice. “

Being “normal” was the best medicine.


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