The sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) had a hard time against Sorana Cîrstea (Romania) in the Round of 32 at the WTA 500 Adelaide International, but eventually prevailed by 2-1 (2:6, 6:4, 6:4). The 2017 Roland Garros champion will play in the next round against Caroline Garcia (France), who prevailed over the representative of the hosts Taylah Preston with 2-1 (6:4, 1:6, 6:3).
“I think I fell asleep in the first set. I’m not an early riser, I need time to get into the match. When I calmed down, I started playing better”, said Jelena Ostapenko after the match.
Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova eliminated former world’s number one Karolina Pliskova after 2-1 (6:2, 6:1), winning 10 straight games after conceding an early break.
Another Russian tennis player, who plays under a neutral flag – Ekaterina Alexandrova, defeated Magda Linette (Poland) with by 2-1 (3:6, 7:6, 7:5). Her compatriot Daria Kasatkina also advanced ahead in the tournament, beating Claire Liu (USA) by 2-0 (6:4, 6:3).
Two days after helping Germany win the United Cup final, Laura Siegemund needed almost three hours to overcome Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) by 2-1 (6:7, 6:4, 6:4), overcoming a deficit in the second and third sets.
