Jelena Ostapenko surprises again!
The Latvian is now in the Wimbledon semifinal after she defeated Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets.
The match
Jelena was great to recover from a false start 1-3 to break back Dominika twice in the 5th (2-3) and 11th game (6-5) before winning the opening set 7-5.
The most important moment of the second set was when Jelena and Dominika exchanged 3 consecutive breaks 2-1 (Ostapenko), then 2-2, and 3-2. Then the Latvian managed to hold her serve till the end before winning the match 7-5 6-4.
The semis vs. Kerber
Jelena will face Angelique Kerber in the semifinal. They have never played each other so far.
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