Tennis
Swiatek to lose status as world’s first racket by defeating Ostapenko at US Open
Latvian tennis player Alena Ostapenko He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
In the 4th round match, the Latvian representative made a comeback and defeated the world’s first racket, Iga Sventek.
US Open. fourth circle
Alena Ostapenko (Latvia) – Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 3:6, 6:3, 6:1
The loss of Swiatek means that Pole, who previously held the tennis title for 74 consecutive weeks, will lose his World No. 1 status at the end of the tournament. The leader of the WTA rating will be Arina Sobolenko.
Note that Ostapenko played his fourth match against Sviontek and celebrated the overall victory. Alena beat the world’s current first racket for the first time since 2017. He will then meet with the American Coco Goff.
Jelena Ostapenko knocked out Iga Swiatek #USOpen pic.twitter.com/VHjswwMIkm
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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