Jelena Ostapenko lost her cool during her fourth-round match against Ons Jabeur at the Madrid Open on Monday, April 29. The Tunisian players husband, Karim Kamoun, incessantly cheered for Jabeur, which seemed to rattle Ostapenko. In the opening set, Jabeur dominated, not allowing the Latvian player to win a single game. She served up a bagel while her husband and other team members cheered her on. However, Ostapenko managed to break back and open her account in the match during the second set. But tensions escalated when she turned and screamed at Jabeur’s box, where Kamoun was seated, expressing her disapproval of the constant cheering.
Despite her outburst, Jabeur maintained her composure and secured victory with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-4 in just 68 minutes. This marked Jabeurs ninth consecutive win at the Madrid Open, where she previously clinched the title in 2022. The post-match interaction between Jabeur and Ostapenko was notably frosty, ending with a cold handshake at the net while Jabeurs team members continued their cheers.
Jabeur’s box has been annoying as hell and Penko is extremely fed up with them 😅 pic.twitter.com/NrMV6RV7f0
— Owen (@kostekcanu) April 29, 2024
Jelena Ostapenko in 2024
Now the world no.10, Jelena played her last match on the 29th of April when she capitulated to world no.9 Ons Jabeur 6-0 6-4 in the 4th round in Madrid (draw).
This season Ostapenko has an overall 21-9 match record. Ostapenko has won 2 titles in 2024 in Adelaide and Linz.
Jabeur in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.9, the Tunisian has a composed 6-7 win-loss record in 2024. The Tunisian is playing in Madrid where she bested the world no.68 Anna Schmiedlova 6-4 5-7 6-3, the world no.35 Leylah Annie Fernandez 7-5 2-6 6-4 and the world no.10 Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-4.
Ons Jabeur will compete against the world no.20 Madison Keys in the quarter on Tuesday at 8:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. Their record is 2-0 for Jabeur.
Ons won 5 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Jelena Ostapenko and Ons Jabeur clashed against each other 5 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Jabeur.
