Jelena Ostapenko defeated Igu Sviatek for the fourth time in her career and reached the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time. At the end of the match in the arena, Arthur Ash, an athlete from Latvia, talked about the strategy used against Poland.

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Olena Ostapenko and the secret of victories with Iga Svyatek: “I played aggressively, served well and had the initiative”

Having much more accurate shots than in other games (31 winners and 20 unforced errors), Yelena dictated the pace and did not allow Iza to train in her usual game.

“I always expect a very tough battle when I meet Iga. He has won many Grand Slam tournaments and always plays very consistently.

I went out on the court and tried to play as aggressively as possible because I know she doesn’t like to play against those types of players.

In the third set, I took a step forward and quickly took the initiative in the points. I also served better, this was the key to victory” – Olena Ostapenko.

Olena Ostapenko – Iga Svyatek, 4-0 in straight matches

2023, US Open: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Ostapenko

2022, Dubai: 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) over Ostapenko

2021, Indian Wells: 6-4, 6-3 over Ostapenko

2019, Birmingham: 6-0, 6-2 in favor of Ostapenko.

Know:

• This year, Iga won the first 50 matches in which he won in the first set. Yelena was the first in this situation to win back against the Polish woman.

• Current champion Flushing Meadows Sviatek loses 1,760 points in the WTA ranking and will be overtaken by Arina Sabalenko, regardless of the results that the athlete from Belarus records next (she is eighth in the qualification)

• Iga Svyatek spent 76 weeks in a row on the first position of the world ranking.

• Olena Ostapenko will meet Coco Gauff (6th seed) in the quarters, after the American got past Caroline Wozniacki (the Dane returned to the court after a three-year absence) with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

US Open 2023 Women’s Quarterfinals

Ostapenko (20) – Gauff (6)

Kirstya (30) – Mukhova (10)

Stearns / Vondrousova (9) – Keyes (17) / Pegula (3)

Zaber (5) / Zheng (23) – Kasatkina (13) / Sabalenko (2).

US Open 2023 will be held from August 28 to September 10, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be on HotNews.ro every day. Titled champions – Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Svyatek.