It took only 58 minutes for Olena Ostapenko to defeat the British Emma Redukana, and the athlete from Latvia recalled at the press conference about the won final over Simona Halep at Roland Garros-2017.

Olena Ostapenko feels in Stuttgart, like in the final of Roland Garros-2017

Ranked 22nd in the WTA rankings, Ostapenko showed incredible indoor level in Stuttgart and defeated Emma 6-2, 6-1.

After the match, Jelena recalled meeting Simona Halep six years ago, when she won 54 winners and won her only Grand Slam title.

“I knew that the main thing against her was to take a step up the court and hit the ball uphill, and not to give her time. I tried to be as aggressive as possible in all points, take the initiative in points and not give him many chances. I feel lucky to be back on clay, my favorite surface.

I was fearless and didn’t really think about what would happen next. At some points I felt like I was in the final of Roland Garros 2017, I was focused solely on my shots and I felt that anything could happen.

Even when I missed, I didn’t lose heart, I felt that everything was under control and I needed to act aggressively.” – Olena Ostapenkoquoted by wtatennis.com.

In the 1/8 finals of the competition in Germany, Olena Ostapenko will meet Ons Jaber (WTA 4, last year’s Wimbledon and US Open finalist).

The tournament in Stuttgart is included in the WTA 500 category, is held indoors, has a total prize money of $780,637, and the title champion is Iga Sviatek (she won the title in 2022).