Olena Ostapenko advanced to the second round of the tournament in Cincinnati on Tuesday, defeating Karolina Pliskova in three sets with a score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Jelena Ostapenko, first round win over Karolina Pliskova in Cincinnati
Olena Ostapenko had a tough match in the opening round in Cincinnati.
The athlete, who is ranked 20th in the WTA ranking, defeated Karolina Pliskova (25th WTA) in three sets at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 49 minutes.
The former world number one won the first set 6-1 but inexplicably lost the next two sets to the 2017 Roland Garros champion.
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Hard match R1 is going the way @JelenaOstapenk8 when she knocks out former champion Cincy Pliskova.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/L1vtivRpwN
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2023
With this victory, Ostapenko enters the second round of the competition, where she will meet with Olena Rybakina (4 WTA).
The Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) is a WTA 1000 event. The tournament is played on hard from August 14 to 20, 2023, has a total prize pool of $2,788,468, and has a starting main draw of 64 players. Titled champion – Caroline Garcia.
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