# Baltic number one Alyona Ostapenko (WTA 12) and former world leader Viktoria Azarenka (#23) competed in the quarterfinals.
→ In the second game of the match, Ostapenko saved herself from 15-40, but in the following the result became 0:2 and 0:3. In the fourth game the Latvian tennis player found her game again and finished 1:3. After regaining the thread of the match, the tennis player won two break points at the same time, the opponent responded with three points and committed a double fault (40-40), but then Ostapenko shot two irresistible shots (2:3) . The Latvia representative conceded goals in the next four episodes (2:4), played to 2:5 and finished convincingly 3:5. 3:6 in the first set. Net wins/unforced errors ratio: 10-11 to 8-3.
• In Brisbane the thermometer read 27 degrees.
→ → Ostapenko came to the next set without a hat, played a break point and took the lead – 1:0. The Latvian tennis player achieved 2:1 and 3:2. Ostapenko provided an irresistible shot (two break points at once), but then Azarenka made three runs in a row and crossed the court twice. In the sixth game the Latvian tennis player earned two more break opportunities and finished with a precise serve into the empty corner of the opponent’s territory – 4:2. Ostapenko served to make it 5-2, but the second set ended at 6-3. Break point in this set: 1/4 vs 0/1.
I think it’s time we all stopped kidding ourselves and admitted that Ostapenko’s kit is, after just a week, the best we’ll see in 2024 from any clothing brand. pic.twitter.com/UygdcGcPVx
— Jeff Donaldson (@jdd_sports) January 5, 2024
→ → → In the deciding set the opponent served first and took the initiative. In the fifth game Azarenka actually triumphed, but Ostapenko responded with three points, taking the break advantage – 3:2. The Latvian tennis player did not hold serve (3:3). The opponent’s body language indicated a high level of motivation. Ostapenko had two break chances in the 22-point seventh game, but Azarenka eventually got the break. Ostapenko confidently scored 4:4, saved from 0:30 in the tenth game and reached 5:5, but in the last game of the match he did not hold serve – 5:7.
Game statistics
OstapenkoAzarenkaEisi216Double faults521. Serve54%64%Points after the first serve66% (33/50)75% (53/71)Points after the second serve48% (20/42)43% (17/40)Net wins4644Unforced errors3013Break points3/104/8Points94109
• Head-to-head record is now 0-3.
• Ostapenko has a career record of 6-9 (4-2 since mid-May last year) against so-called neutral players. The best “neutral” elimination specialist in the WTA is Czech Karolina Muhova with a record of 8-0.
• The Latvian tennis player remains 62 points away from the top ten in the world ranking.
• On January 5 or 6, Latvian-Ukrainian tandem Alyona Ostapenko and Ludmila Kichenok will face each other in the doubles semi-final in Brisbane, where the opponents are not yet known.
Resources used:
www.wtatennis.com
2024-01-05 03:45:00
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