• As already reported, Alon Ostapenko / Ludmila Kichenok in the first round of doubles in Cincinnati “WTA 1000” he defeated the Belgian and the Spaniard, entering the round of 16.
• 15th racket in the world Alon Ostapenko in the first round of the singles tournament, played against the Brazilian of Lebanese origin Beatrice Haddad-Maya (# 16). The balance of the reciprocals until now was 2-0 in favor of our tennis player (we played four and five years ago), but last week the Brazilian showed the best tennis of her career, she defeated the leader of the table and is arrived in the final in Toronto.
→ In the first match of the match, Ostapenko confidently held his serve (1: 0), but the Brazilian managed to do the same – 1: 1. In the third game, three inaccurate shots led to 15-40, but our team won the next four episodes – 2: 1. In the fifth and seventh sets, the server Ostapenko left his opponents at zero – 3: 2, 4: 3. The Brazilian missed the pitch and thus offered our team the first opportunity to break, which was not exploited in the long game. In the ninth match, Ostapenko committed two double fouls and eventually scored 5-4. During the break, the Brazilian changed her jersey in front of the camera. While she serves the opponent, Alona combined perfectly twice in a row, continued with three inaccurate serves and reached 40-40, but then Beatrice hit the net and in a difficult situation she missed the field- 6: 4.
→ → At the start of the next set, Ostapenko did not keep the serve (0: 1). Haddad-Maya won all episodes (0: 2), and Ostapenko did the same – 1: 2. The Latvian tennis player delivered three irresistible shots and she earned a break opportunity, which she was unable to exploit. The Brazilian committed a double foul (40-40) and sent the ball to the other side of the field, but then Ostapenko attacked aggressively and hit an irresistible shot – 2: 2. In the fifth game, ours was on the air and won all episodes – 3: 2. The Brazilian scored 3-3 and picked up a new racket, but Ostapenko convincingly made the 4-3. Beatrice hit from the other side of the field, while Alona ended a long game with a shot on the sideline, and she also distinguished herself with an irresistible shot thus earning two breakpoints at once, of which she exploited the second, realizing an excellent shot on the sideline – 5: 3. In her service match, Ostapenko entered the pursuit (15-40), which was used by the opponent (5: 4). Beatrice hit the net and sent the ball to the other side of the field, but she also made a mistake again: three match points. Followed by the Brazilian’s run and an irresistible shot by Alona – 6: 4.
Penko with a big W (and roar 🗣️) on a fit Haddad Maia pic.twitter.com/avYobT3raB
– Ryan (@ Some1NamedRyan) August 17, 2022
Game statistics
| Ostapenko | Hadada-Maija | |
|---|---|---|
| to go | 4 | 3 |
| Double mistakes | 2 | 1 |
| 1. serve | 60.4% | 65.1% |
| Points after 1st serve | 78.1% (25/32) | 73.2% (30/41) |
| Points after 2nd serve | 57.1% (21/12) | 22.7% (5/22) |
| Break the balls | 4/8 | 2/5 |
| Points | 65 | 51 |
Ostapenko’s kit game remains UNBEATEN pic.twitter.com/XS0rJztIZY
– Ryan (@ Some1NamedRyan) August 16, 2022
• The start of the match was slightly delayed due to previous long matches and, in addition, it rained unexpectedly in Aneta Kontaveita’s match.
• The game was relatively poor at the start, as Serena Williams and Emma Radukana played side by side in a nearly full central stadium.
• Reaching round two is worth $ 16,340 in prize money and 60 points in the leaderboard.
• In this tournament, Ostapenko must defend 105 points, which were awarded last year for the round of 16 in Cincinnati.
• In the second round, there will be a fight against American Madison Keys (# 24), and then he could face world number one Iga Šviontek.
Everyone wants a selfie with Queen of Fasion. pic.twitter.com/BU5pAJSkPT
– Jess 🍵 (@ jessica4stein) August 17, 2022
Resources used:
wtatennis.com
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