Iga Swiatek (Poland, 1 WTA) had an unexpected attitude when she met Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia, 17 WTA) off the court at the Australian Open.
Not only the matches at the Australian Open 2023 are spectacular, but also the moments spent behind the scenes of the Antipozi Grand Slam. Iga Swiatek crossed paths with Jelena Ostapenko in the locker room, and the Pole completely ignored the Latvian.
Jelena Ostapenko, humiliated by Iga Swiatek: “He didn’t even greet her!” The tension escalated at the Australian Open when the two met off the court
Jelena Ostapenko’s attitude she was always arrogant compared to her colleagues in the WTA circuit, but it was the turn of the athlete from Latvia to be treated with superiority. Iga Swiatek was practicing with a medicine ball, right on the way to the arena, so Jelena Ostapenko couldn’t pass! Ostapenko stopped for a few seconds and looked at Swiatek, but the WTA leader did not greet her colleague: “Iga started training in front of Jelena. Apparently there was no greeting between them”was the remark of the administrator of the “Team Jelena Ostapenko” Twitter account.
Both players are qualified for the round of 16 at the Australian Open, and fans could witness a duel between the two on the tennis court. Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko could meet in the quarter-finals if the Pole gets past Elena Ryabkina and the Latvian beats Cori Gauff.
Ostapenko has only one Grand Slam trophy to her name, at Roland Garros 2017, while Iga Swiatek has won three majors (Roland Garros 2020, 2022 and US Open 2022), but never at the Australian Open. Iga is the most in-form player on the circuit, winning 8 tournaments last year.
Jelena Ostapenko mocked Simona Halep in the last direct match
Jelena Ostapenko performed in a match played last year against Simona Halep, in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Dubai. After he did a provocative statement to the Romanian’s address before the match, Ostapenko could not help himself even during the match.
In the decisive set, a phase less common in tennis at such a level took place. Before defeating Simona Halep, the Latvian burst into laughter.
Jelena Ostapenko was surprised at the score of 2-6, 7-6(0), 5-0, as she had a lot of fun before closing the match with Simona Halep! After laughing out loud, Jelena gave Simona a wry look. Jelena won 6-0 in the decider, winning her last direct match against our athlete.
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