News about Jelena Ostapenko

Emma Raducanu admits she was 'struggling with EVERYTHING' during Qatar Open first-round defeat - and is 'finding it hard to get used to the tour schedule' again after her injury return

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 12, 2024
Emma Raducanu said she was'struggling with everything' after an error-strewn result that resulted in her disqualification from the Qatar Open's first round on Monday. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine's top 30 girls, defeated the 21-year-old Brit 6-0, 7-6, and the world No. 30 said she must improve at scheduling her schedule after this setback. Raducanu travelled to the Middle East to recover her normalcy after an injury layoff that lasted eight months following spinal and left ankle surgery.

Carlos Alcaraz, Grigor Dimitrov, and Jelena Ostapenko all won the first round, 6-0, 6-1, or 6-2

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 19, 2024
The 'Australian Open Day 7 Specials' market is attracting a lot of attention,' as the tournament's third round begins tomorrow morning (UK time). A 'Featured RequestABet' and a 'Price Boost' with healthy odds are among the items included in the market. Firstly, the RequestABet is for 'Carlos Alcaraz, Grigor Dimitrov, and Jelena Ostapenko, who will all win the first set 6-0, 6-1, or 6-2'. That particular bet is priced at an eye-catching 5/1. In comparison, the price increase on offer is for 'Alcaraz and Dimitrov, who will both win 3-0, and Ostapanko to win.' The odds for that bet have been raised to 4/1 since they were 10/3.

Three years after starting the infamous 'lying' row at Wimbledon, the tennis star wrestles it out with a vengeful opponent at the Australian Open

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
The Australian was hoping to reach the third round of the Open for the first time, but Storm Hunter defeated world No.10 Ostapenko 6-4 6-4, leaving Storm Hunter as the only local hope in the women's singles draw. With a string of the women's seeds falling out, including 2023 champion Elena Rybakina, veteran Ostapenko will now be favored to record her previous best at Melbourne Park, which was last year's quarter-final appearance.

In a thrilling match that stunned tennis, Ajla Tomljanovic addresses the looming Australian Open grudge match against her rival who branded it a LIAR

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2024
Their war of words at Wimbledon in 2021 made international news – now, Tomljanovic (left) and world No.10 Jelena Ostapenko (right) will rematch at the Australian Open in 2021.

Emma Raducanu says the Australian Open champion's 'pain-free' performance against Shelby Rogers and claims that his recuperation time on the sidelines has made him'very keen' to return to court

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2024
Emma Raducanu has described herself as 'pain-free' in her wrists after winning her first grand slam victory since three surgeries in 2023, and has said that time away from playing during recovery has only made her'more hungry' for on-court action. On Tuesday, the former US Open champion cruised past Shelby Rogers in her first match at the Australian Open this year, a solid effort that saw her defeat the Americans 6-3, 6-2.

Daily Mail Australia previews all 21 local candidates competing in the 2024 Australian Open, from our top ten hopes to the wildcards trying to make history

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2024
The Australian Open comes a day early in 2024, with tennis fans taking a day off on Sunday to see how many Australians have won a spot in the Australian Open main draw, who are opponents, and how likely they will progress beyond the first rounds.

Alex de Minaur, a local, gets a surprise as the Australian Open draws are announced - here's who will face the Australian Open for the first time

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 11, 2024
As he was dealt a tough first-round opponent on Thursday, local hope Alex de Minaur (left) will have to be at his best from the start at his home Grand Slam. Daria Saville (right) of Australia will face Magadela Frech (left) to kick off her campaign, with the Pole ranked 72nd in the world.

US Open winner Emma Raducanu says she has had FIVE coaches in two years because she keeps 'challenging their thinking'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2023
Emma Raducanu said on the Radio 4 Today show that her father has always inspired her to reflect and inquire, and that her intellectually curious mind has influenced the way she trains. The 20-year-old said she believes that her mentors 'haven't been able to keep up with the questions' at certain times, and that she always needs to know why she is being asked to do something.

Emma Raducanu excites fans with videos of her exercising on the road to recovery as she targets return at an exhibition event in China in December after triple surgery in May

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2023
The 2021 US Open champion has been out of action for months, and he has missed the French Open, Wimbledon, and American Grand Slam this year. Since losing to Jelena Ostapenko in April and needing ankle and wrist surgery in May, she hasn't played since.

Emma Raducanu reveals her new passion she discovered on her return to China

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 14, 2023
Emma Raducanu has expressed her new love of Mahjong after learning the tile-based game on a trip to China. The 20-year-old tennis player is currently recovering from wrist and ankle surgery. Raducanu, who currently sits 194th in the WTA rankings, hasn't played since April, where she was knocked out in the first round by Jelena Ostapenko at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Coco Gauff is just one match away from her first ever US Open final - and Sky Bet have the American teenager as a firm 4/9 favourite to beat Karolina Muchova in Friday's semi-final

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 7, 2023
Coco Gauff will face Karolina Muchova in the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday in the first US Open final, and bookies have rated her as the overwhelming favorite with odds of 4/9. If she wins, the American teenager, who surged past Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets over her quarter-final on Tuesday, will face her hometown friend Madison Keys or world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final. Muchova, the Czech singer, is ranked first in the world No. 10 category, while Gauff is ranked sixth globally.

After Spectrum blacks out the channels amid controversy, Disney quietly gives US Open tennis players access to ESPN to watch live matches

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 6, 2023
On Tuesday, an ESPN spokeswoman who confirmed the arrangement, just hours after several players told the world that he had been unable to attend opponents' games while in New York. This is the latest advancement in the company's feud with the television giant, which began on September 1 when Disney unexpectedly dropped ESPN, ABC, and the other channels from Charter's waning Spectrum. The move, which occurred on the eve of college football's first big games and right in the middle of the Open, was a shrewd one, and it has left over a million Americans without the popular pay-TV stations just days before the NFL season. Some of the best tennis players in the country were left in the middle, with some of whom spoke out this week after being unable to enroll in due to the companies' ongoing war over programming fees.

According to Jelena Ostapenko, US Open organizers told her that Coco Gauff's quarterfinals would get off to a 2:30 p.m. before losing in 68 minutes

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 5, 2023
Following her quarterfinal loss to Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko struck out at the US Open organizers, who claimed they made a 'crazy' late change to the program that favored the home hope. After losing to world No. 1 Iga Swiatek on Sunday, Ostapenko said she was told on Tuesday night that she would be playing on Tuesday night. Rather, she and Gauff were first on around midday, just 36 hours after the climax of her three-set victory over Swiatek. Gauff, on the other hand, won by 16 points over Caroline Wozniacki just before 5.30 p.m. on Sunday.

Coco Gauff won in straight sets over Jelena Ostapenko at Flushing Meadows in the US Open

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 5, 2023
Coco Gauff defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets in her first US Open semifinal appearance. The American teenager, who is no. 6 seed, took the first set 6-0 in only 20 minutes before wrapping up the match by taking the second set 6-2. Gauff, who reached the quarterfinals last year, will meet Sorana Cirstea or Karolina Muchova for a spot in Saturday's final.

US Open: Iga Swiatek's defense ends in defeat as Jelena Ostapenko stuns the reigning champion in three-set upset in the fourth round to set up quarterfinal against Coco Gauff

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2023
Iga Swiatek's U.S. Open title defense ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round on Sunday night. Swiatek's stay at No. 1 also suffers as a result of the loss. When the current No. 1 comes down next week, it will be considered No. 1 in the WTA rankings as the current No. 1 comes to an end. For the first time, Aryna Sabalenka will take the top spot. In Arthur Ashe Stadium, Swiatek's shots were off-target, and she had a rough time dealing with the hard hitting from the 20th-seeded Ostapenko, who championed the 2017 French Open, which took place in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Coco Gauff, a tennis player, has reached the US Open quarter-finals after defying coaching instructions to defeat Caroline Wozniacki in three sets in New York

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 3, 2023
Coco Gauff survived another scrape and advanced to the quarter finals of the US Open last night, despite some of the finest tennis instruction. After a spat with her renowned courtside mentor Brad Gilbert in the course of a 6-3 3-6 1-1 win over a returning Caroline Wozniacki, her hardworking passage through the draw continued. Dane, 33, was back from becoming the mother two children in the third set early, but he lost the last six games against the crowd favorite. Gauff was waiting for the winner of top seed Iga Swiatek and number 30 Jelena Ostapenko. 'It's been to 2-1 (in the third) was the turning point,' Gauff said. She gets to a lot of balls, but I felt like I was playing myself and getting a lot of balls back.' I knew I had to go for my shots. My whole box is cheering for me, although I do warn them to chill a little bit, but I often find it out for myself, sometimes it's a stress reaction.'

US Open: Jelena Ostapenko BANISHES heckling Bernarda Pera fan from match herself as Latvian moves onto fourth round on Friday

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 2, 2023
Jelena Ostapenko, a loud fan in the stands of her US Open third round match, was not content, and she took it into her own hands on Friday. The Latvian walked over where the fan was seated and yelled at him to leave, leading 4-1 in the third set against Bernarda Pera. Ostapenko yelled her arms at the fan, who had been warned multiple times by the umpire before the match.

Iga Swiatek admits she didn't like defeating 'best friend' Kaja Juvan 6-1, although the world No. 1 announces a new playlist fueling her title challenge

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 1, 2023
Iga Swiatek, the defending champion, said she had no pleasure in defeating her 'best friend' Kaja Juvan in the US Open fourth round. Swiatek defeated Juvan 6-0 6-1 on Friday, taking just 49 minutes to put them out of reach. As she started with the first set, the Pole lost just eight points. Only last week, the pair had been out for a meal in New York, and Swiatek spoke of their continuing friendship on the WTA Tour well before the match.

Why is British tennis star Emma Raducanu not competing at the US Open this year?

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2023
Emma Raducanu will not have the opportunity to win her second Grand Slam title at the US Open this year. Following her success at the US Open in 2021, the 20-year-old made history by becoming the first British women to win a Grand Slam in 44 years. Leylah Fernandez of Canada defeated her 6-4 6-3 in a pulsing hour and 51 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

At the Birmingham Classic, Venus Williams loses to second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 23, 2023
Venus Williams defeated 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Birmingham Classic, which acts as a warm-up for Wimbledon. The 43-year-old American is now ranked No. 1 in the United States' top 100. In the second round of the grass-court tournament that is serving as a warmup for Wimbledon, 697 lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Williams won by 48th-ranked Camile Giorgi for the first time in nearly four years over a player in the top 50. She has just recovered from a hamstring injury suffered in Auckland in the first week of the year.

Jessica Pegula is OUT of the French Open, losing to 28th seed Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-3 in third round

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 2, 2023
Jessica Pegula has been knocked out of the French Open third round, losing 6-1, 6-3, 28th seed Elise Mertens Friday. Pegula gathered her belongings and marched out of Court Philippe Chatrier after the loss, a much earlier departure than the No. 1. Since being three-seeded, the American has been used to compete in Grand Slam tournaments. Pegula said in a column for BBC earlier this week that she suffered with food poisoning on Tuesday, her first night in Paris, determining that it was either salmon or escargot that caused her to fall ill.

MIKE DICKSON: Is it time to worry about Raducanu?Former US Open champ faces dropping out of top 100

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 19, 2023
At the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Tuesday night, Emma Raducanu suffered a sobering 6-2, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko. If her form does not improve quickly, she could fall out of the world's top 100. So what happened and what next for the former US Open champion?

Miami Open: Jessica Pegula cruises into the quarter-finals with impressive win over Magda Linette

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2023
Pegula lives about 30 minutes north of Hard Rock Stadium, driving to the venue each day, and got off to a 5-0 lead within 20 minutes before finally ending out the first set. Linette, on the other hand, recovered after a few stumbles in the second to force a decision when 5-2 ahead. However, Pegula, a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open, managed to turn the game around in her favour with a string of five straight games to win by 6-1 7-5.

Aryna Sabalenka's trophy has a tiny but significant detail is missing from Aryna Sabalenka's triumph

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 28, 2023
After crashing for her elusive maiden grand slam title over Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka shed tears of relief and admiration, but her Australian Open trophy has been left out. Sabalenka, the fifth-seeded, battled back from a set down to beat Rybakina 6-4 6-4 at Melbourne Park to finally regained her status as the best female player without a major. Sabalenka's watershed victory caps off an incredible summer in which the 24-year-old also won the Adelaide International championship but dropped just one set in 11 matches to vault herself to No. 2 in the world rankings.