Achieving new heights in Australia has allowed Alyona Ostapenko (ranked 17) to once again approach the previously conquered heights in the world tennis elite. Latvia’s leading tennis player over the weekend defeated world number seven Koko Goff (7th) and on Tuesday night shared the place with Wimbledon champion Yeļena Ribakina (25th) in the season’s first Grand Slam in the semi-finals. “I’m trying to enjoy the game as much as possible,” Ostapenko, after reaching the quarterfinals with a big smile, did not hide in an interview on the court that she plays best when she manages to drive away the experiences of unsuccessful episodes. Melbourne Grand Slam in the first week she managed it almost flawlessly.
“I did everything I could, but when she plays like this, there’s really no chance to win,” the American Koko Goff was forced to admit at the press conference after the defeat in the round of 16. Not a single competitor could say similar epithets after the matches against Ostapenko, but it should be noted that the 18-year-old Goff is ranked seventh in the world and came to Melbourne as one of the main favorites. Since the triumph of Paris in 2017 Grand Slam Ostapenko’s name is also usually mentioned among the potential favorites before almost any tournament, but in recent years it seems to be done more out of courtesy. It seems that Alona herself with
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