We remind you that the first Adelaide “WTA 500” will take place this week – our tennis player lost 11 games in a row in the singles round of 16, while the Latvian-Ukrainian tandem missed the lead in the decisive tiebreak of the doubles semi-final.
In Australia, a tournament for the strongest teams “United Cup” is taking place at the same time, therefore the composition in the first tournament in Adelaide was not the best possible. 9-14 Another “WTA 500” tournament is scheduled in Adelaide in Januarywhere the composition will already be stronger – according to the ranking, Ostapenko is initially listed there in the 14th position.
Last night it became clear that in Adelaide’s second tournament Alon Ostapenko (WTA 18th) will start against a successful qualifier. The Latvian tennis player initially reached the branch of Iga Šviontek and was two games away from the long-awaited match with the world leader (on January 3, Ostapenko expressed her desire to play such a match soon). An hour after the draw, it was announced that American Jessica Pegula (WTA No. 3) would not participate due to a change of plans. Three hours after the draw, the organizers announced that Polish Iga Šviontek (WTA No. 1) will not start due to a shoulder injury.
In the singles of the second Adelaide tournament, our tennis player has not yet been scheduled to start (she will have to play at the beginning of next week). Latvian-Ukrainian tandem Alyona Ostapenko/Ludmila Kichenok will also participate in the doubles tournament.
The hottest months of the year there are January and February. In the first month, Ostapenko has been playing in Australia since 2016.
Resources used:
wtatennis.com
