Jelena Ostapenko wins against the defending champion Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 4th round in New York on Sunday. Ostapenko will square off with Cori Gauff in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 3rd round in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.
Jelena added to her prize money $ 171,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 455,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Jelena will add $ 320,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 775,000 in total.
Highlights Jelena Ostapenko vs. Iga Swiatek U.S. Open – New York
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:48
At the end of the match, the Latvian scored 78 points vs. Swiatek’s 68.
Ostapenko
Jelena was sharp when converting 70% of the break points that she procured (7/10).
Swiatek
On the other side, Iga was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she conquered points (4/7). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Ostapenko and Swiatek is 4-0 for Jelena.
Draw and next match H2H: Jelena Ostapenko vs. Cori Gauff – stats
Ostapenko will face Gauff in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Ostapenko and Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Ostapenko won 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Ostapenko got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Swiatek managed to stage a good comeback to break Jelena in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
Iga was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Ostapenko was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 0th game (1-1 40-A).
They played 57 points. Iga won 9 more points than Jelena (33-24). The Pole surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Jelena conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Ostapenko conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for Ostapenko to win the set because Swiatek managed to break back in the 7th (3-4) game. The Latvian kept her cool to break the Pole in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Ostapenko converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Swiatek converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-4 0-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 53 points. The Latvian conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Swiatek (29-24). Ostapenko dropped 11 points on serve (17-11). On the losing side, Iga conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Ostapenko had a great start in this set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for Jelena to win the set as the Pole managed to break back in the 6th (1-5) game. The Latvian kept her focus to break the Pole in the 7th (6-1) game.
Ostapenko failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 15.
One of the most important stints of the set was when the Latvian won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
Ostapenko converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 2nd (2-0 30-40), the 5th (4-0 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40). On the other side, the Pole was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (0-5 15-40).
They contested 36 points. Ostapenko was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than Swiatek (25-11). Ostapenko lost 6 points on serve (9-6). on the other side of the court, Iga conceded 16 points on serve (5-16).
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