Clara Tauson surprises the defending champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final in Luxembourg on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes. This is the first time that Clara conquered this tournament. She has never played this tournament so far.
The Dane added € 10,324 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned € 23,548 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Clara Tauson vs. Jelena Ostapenko BGL Luxembourg Open – Luxembourg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Dane scored 94 points vs. the Latvian’s 82.
Tauson
Clara was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8).
Ostapenko
On the other side, the Latvian was struggling when converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Tauson and Ostapenko is 1-0 for Clara.
This was the 2nd career title for Tauson. She won the previous title in Luxembourg. (see list of titles and finals). The Latvian remains with 4 titles after she conquered the tournament at the French Open 2017, in Seoul 2017, in Luxembourg 2019 and in Eastbourne 2021. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Clara won the set after she broke Jelena in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Dane converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Tauson didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 49 points. Clara was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Ostapenko (29-20). Tauson was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (17-4). on the other side of the net, the Latvian conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Ostapenko clinched in the 7th game (4-3) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Jelena converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Dane wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).
They contested 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Latvian won just 2 points more than Tauson (34-32). Jelena conceded 12 points on serve (22-12). on the other side of the court, Tauson conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
Tauson won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Tauson broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
They played 61 points. The Dane conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Ostapenko (35-26). The Dane dropped 12 points on serve (22-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Jelena conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).