Swiatek I speak after another defeat against Ostapenko: “I felt that …”

ByDavid Mitchell
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IGA Swiatek (2nd of the world ranking) cannot find the return to the aggressive game of Jelena Ostapenko (24 °). There is no case: the letona tennis player defeated her in the six clashes they had with each other. On this occasion, in the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart WTA 5006-3, 3-6 and 6-2.

After the meeting, the Polish tennis player, winner of five Grand Slam and former number one tournaments in the world, went through the press conference and declared: “Was it irritated? It was an equalized party and in which I had my opportunities. The other times we faced as soon as I could do anything because she played all the balls, she assumed huge risks“

“On this occasion, I felt that it was me at times the one I sent in the gamebut I lost some intensity in the third set and that ended up being fatal, “he added.

Swiatek comes several weeks with a lot of pressure: He must defend the consecutive titles achieved in 2024 in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garrosrespectively.

Ostopenko, meanwhile, will seek to continue dreaming in Stuttgart, where it will be measured, for a place in the grand finale, before the Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova (22 °). In the other semifinal key are found Aryna Sabalenka (1st) and Jasmine Paolini (6th).

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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