Ostapenko into Wimbledon quarterfinals

Ostapenko takes on Slovakian world number 33 Dominika Cibulkova or Taiwanese world number 48 Hsieh Su-Wei for a place in the semifinals.

Published : Jul 09, 2018 17:45 IST , LONDON

Ostapenko also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.
Ostapenko also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.
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Ostapenko also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.

Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko swept into her second Wimbledon quarterfinal with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 win against Belarusian world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Monday.

Latvian 12th seed Ostapenko came from 2-5 down in the first set to finish off Sasnovich, who had stunned two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the first round.

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Ostapenko takes on Slovakian world number 33 Dominika Cibulkova or Taiwanese world number 48 Hsieh Su-Wei for a place in the semifinals.

The 21-year-old also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.

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