Jelena Ostapenko prevails over Marta Kostyuk 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in Adelaide on Thursday. Ostapenko is going to play against Ekaterina Alexandrova or Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Jelena added to her prize money $ 27,005 after winning this match. She has already won $ 51,205 so far in this competition. If she wins the next match, Ostapenko will add $ 36,450 to her earnings to get in total $ 87,655.
Highlights Jelena Ostapenko vs. Marta Kostyuk Adelaide International – Adelaide
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:32
At the end of the match, Ostapenko scored 71 points vs. Kostyuk’s 56.
Ostapenko
Jelena was effective when converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (4/6).
Kostyuk
On the other side, Marta had a tough time converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Ostapenko and Kostyuk is 2-0 for Jelena.
Draw and next match H2H: Jelena Ostapenko vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova or Elena Rybakina – stats
Ostapenko will fight against either Ekaterina Alexandrova or Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. The head to head is 3-5 vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova and 2-3 vs. Elena Rybakina.
Live score progression and stats
The Latvian won the set after she broke Marta in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Kostyuk tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Anyhow, Jelena maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-5.
Jelena failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 40.
The Ukrainian lost the 6th game (4-2) when she was serving and leading 40-0.
Ostapenko was perfect in converting all her break points in the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Kostyuk converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A), the 8th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 13th game (4-7 40-A).
They contested 86 points. The Latvian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Kostyuk (47-39). The Latvian conceded 19 points on serve (32-19). In addition, on the other side, Marta conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).
Ostapenko had a favorable start in this set after breaking Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more to do for Ostapenko to win the set because Marta managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Ostapenko kept her focus to break Kostyuk in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).
Jelena converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, Marta was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (0-2 40-A).
They played 41 points. Ostapenko was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Marta (24-17). Jelena conceded 7 points on serve (15-7). on the other side of the net, Kostyuk conceded 9 points on serve (10-9).
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- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Elena RybakinaRybakina (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Marta KostyukKostyuk (7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (4-2) – H2H details and stats
- Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-2) – H2H details and stats
