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In the fourth game of the “Merks Cup”, Ostapenko loses Cannabis

After the ceremonial opening ceremony of the match, Latvia’s first racket Ostapenko (WTA 41st) lost Kanepi (WTA 99) with 3-6, 4-6.

The score now stands at 2-2.

Ostapenko was knocked out in the sixth game, which gave the Estonian tennis player a 4-2 lead. She also won the first set with 6-3.

In the second set, the Estonian tennis player won the third game by serving Ostapenko and took the lead with 2-1. The break was played, but in the ninth game Kanepi had another break – 5-4 in her favor. With the first match ball, the Estonian put an end to the game, winning the second set 6-4.

The two tennis players had met once during their careers, when in 2018 in Eastburn Ostapenko won by 6-3, 7-5. During his career, Ostapenko has won three singles titles, but Kanepi is one more.

It has already been reported that in the first match of the day, the 1333rd rocket of the world single-player rank Ozoliņš convincingly defeated Ivanov, who ranks 738th in the world rankings, with 6-1, 6-3.

In the second game, Anastasia Sevastova, who is ranked 43rd in the world, lost 1-6, 2-6 to Estonia’s first racket Anete Kontaveita (WTA 22nd).

Gulbis and Kārlis Ozoliņš, who are not included in the doubles rankings, beat Estonians Vladimir Ivanov (ATP 522) and Jirgen Zopa (ATP 1419) in the third match with 7-6 (7: 1), 6-4.

The tournament will have a total of 11 games – eight singles and three doubles, one of which will be a mixed doubles. There are five games scheduled for Wednesday – four singles and one doubles, but a day later there will be six duels, the last of which will be a mixed doubles.

The Latvian national team in the tournament includes Alona Ostapenko (WTA 41st), Anastasija Sevastova (WTA 43rd), Ernests Gulbis (ATP 162) and Kārlis Ozoliņš (ATP 1133., ITF Jun. 6). This year, this quartet was at the core of the Latvian national team in the Federation Cup and Davis Cup matches.

Estonia is represented by the strongest missiles of the northern neighbors Anete Kontaveita (WTA 22), Kaija Kanepi (WTA 99), Jürgen Zops (ATP 540) and Vladimir Ivanov (ATP 738).

The professional tennis season will resume in August, but until then, tennis players will participate in various sample tournaments.

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