Latvijas tenisa pirmā rakete Jeļena Ostapenko (WTA 49.) piektdien Romas WTA 1000 turnīra ceturtdaļfinālā ar 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (1:7) piekāpās čehietei Karolīnai Pliškovai. Latviete uzrādīja ļoti cienījamu sniegumu un bija ļoti tuvu, lai pārspētu ranga devīto numuru, tomēr ar trīs mačbumbām nebija pietiekami.
The 2019 Rome champ survives!
— wta (@WTA) May 14, 2021
🇨🇿 @KaPliskova saves THREE match points and escapes Ostapenko to reach the semifinals, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(1)!
Faces Martic for a place in the #IBI21 final ➡️ pic.twitter.com/IeKOFntp9Y
There’s just something about Karolina Pliskova and Rome.
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 14, 2021
The 2019 champ saves 3MPs, takes Ostapenko to a third-set tiebreak and dominates it to win. Into her 3rd straight semifinal at the Foro Italico.
Best result for the Czech since making the Rome final last fall. #IBI21 https://t.co/BRBu8qBIRt
To what does Jelena Ostapenko attribute her success in Rome this week? Positive vibes.
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 14, 2021
"I just like this tournament a lot, this city. I just enjoy time here so much. I think all this good feeling. In general I think the courts are good here. They fit my game, too.” #ibi21 pic.twitter.com/FqIoO3E636