Coco Gauff was widely considered one of the top favourites to win the Australian Open. The American sensation appears to be in great form in Melbourne. However, she was upset by an ever-dangerous Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round on Sunday.
Coco was in clear distress during the following press conference to burst into tears. Coco commented:
“I still feel like I’ve improved a lot. But when you play a player like her and she plays really well, there’s nothing you can do. Every match you play a part in, but I feel like it was rough. So it’s a little bit frustrating on that part.”
Cori Gauff in 2023
LWLWWLWWWW Ranked world no.7, Coco played her last match on the 22nd of January when she capitulated to world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round of the Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this year the American has a compiled 8-1 match record. Coco conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Ostapenko at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.17, Jelena has achieved a compiled 5-2 record in 2023. Ostapenko is currently having a run at the Australian Open where she defeated the world no.101 Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-2, the world no.81 Anna Bondar 7-65 5-7 6-0, the world no.95 Kateryna Baindl 6-3 6-0 and the world no.7 Cori Gauff 7-5 6-3.
Jelena Ostapenko will face the world no.25 Elena Rybakina in the quarter. Their head to head is 2-0 for Ostapenko.
The Latvian won 5 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
She is also scheduled to play in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open) after Abu Dhabi. The main draw will start on the 6th of February.
Cori Gauff and Jelena Ostapenko played each other only 2 times. Their record is 1-1. The last time they played, Jelena Ostapenko won 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 22nd of January 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
