LUXEMBOURG RESULTS. Superb Ostapenko outpaces Lottner in the quarter

Jelena Ostapenko exterminates Antonia Lottner 6-1 6-1 in the quarter in Luxembourg on Friday after playing a fantastic match to play Anna Blinkova in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Ostapenko had a favorable start in this set after breaking Lottner in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for the Latvian to win the set as the German succeeded in breaking back in the 4^th (1-3) game. The Latvian maintained her cool to break Lottner in the 5^th (4-1) and in the 7^th (6-1) game.

2^nd set.

Ostapenko started the set in the best possible way after breaking Lottner in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Jelena to win the set since Antonia succeeded in breaking back in the 5^th (1-4) game. Ostapenko maintained her focus to break Lottner in the 6^th (5-1) game before managing to win the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of the match was when Jelena won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Jelena scored 57 points vs. Antonia’s 32 points.

The Latvian was sharp when converting 64% of the break points that she conquered (7/11). On the other side, the German was pretty effective in converting 67% of the break points that she procured points (2/3). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Ostapenko and Lottner is 1-0 for Jelena.

Highlights Jelena Ostapenko vs. Antonia Lottner BGL Luxembourg Open – Luxembourg

Next Match: Jelena Ostapenko vs. Anna Blinkova – stats

Ostapenko will face Blinkova in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Anna Blinkova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Luxembourg

• Julia GoergesGoerges – Monica PuigPuig (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Margarita GasparyanGasparyan (6-3 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Antonia LottnerLottner (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-0 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (0-0) – See H2H details
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Julia GoergesGoerges (0-1) – See H2H details