“Invented fashion, accidentally plays tennis”. Jelena Ostapenko’s outfit, the target of ironies on the Internet: how it appeared in Toronto

The Latvian prevailed, score 6-4, 6-2, in front of Anhelina Kalinina (52 WTA), but it was not the victory that was intensely commented on, but the outfit with which she appeared on the court.

“Jelena Ostapenko invented fashion, she also happens to play tennis”, “Ostapenko asked to wear the ugliest outfit in history?”, “Did Ostapenko lose a bet or what?” these are just some of the reactions that appeared on social networks.

Jelena Ostapenko, Simona Halep’s nightmare

Simona Halep declared that she was affected three months after losing the final at Roland Garros, in 2017, in front of the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.

“Before winning the first Grand Slam, I lost another final at Roland Garros. I was leading the match, it was the most depressing moment of my life. For three months I was affected, I couldn’t enjoy anything, sometimes I woke up crying during the night. We were 6-3, 3-0 and lost the match. But I knew I had to keep working, I didn’t give up training, the next day I was on the field and I was training hard.

Then, in January, I lost another final (no at the Australian Open), but I was very close, I played very well and it wasn’t about my game. The opponent was a bit better, stronger. I continued to believe that my day would come and I continued to work. After that, I won the next Grand Slam I played,” said Simona Halep, in an interview on the Top Court platform, according to news.ro.

Simona Halep was defeated, in 2017, by Jelena Ostapenko, with the score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, in the French Open final. She prevailed at Roland Garros, in 2018, after 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, with the American Sloane Stephens, in the final.