Yet, there are areas to improve that would give her a better chance of beating Ostapenko at her best. Swiatek’s first and second serve have improved in the last 18 months. The 23-year-old’s ...

If there is a weak point in the matchup, it’s the Swiatek serve, which often ends up in Ostapenko’s strike zone, but for nearly the entire match there was just nothing to be done. Tennis is a ...

"I feel very special playing in Doha, because I feel this is the place where everything started for me," Ostapenko said in her on-court interview. Dominant on serve and return: Ostapenko's tally of 22 ...

The American is set to make her Top 20 debut after winning the biggest title of her career at the Qatar Total Energies Open.

Ostapenko wasn't on her service game, despite five aces, against Uchijima. She won just 61 percent of points on first serve, struck nine double faults and was broken five times. The task doesn't ...

Ostapenko got her hands on three set points on the Swiatek serve at 5-3 and converted her third opportunity to scoop the first set in 35 minutes. The start of the second set followed a similar ...

Recalling her origins, Ostapenko slammed defending champion Iga Swiatek out of Doha, advancing to the final with an exceptional performance. Swinging rhythmically in a menacing return stance ...

whose level dipped even further in the second set—winning just 50% of her first-serve points and 33% on her second. With this dominant performance, Ostapenko secures her spot in the Doha final ...

Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko had never lost to Iga Swiatek of Poland in four matches prior to their Qatar TotalEnergies Open semi-final on Friday. It took just 70 minutes of exhilarating tennis ...