Ostapenko will try to reach the third round of Madrid “WTA 1000” for the second time – Tennis – Sportacentrs.com

# The first racket of the Baltics will compete today Alon Ostapenko (WTA 10th) and Spanish number four Jessica Bousas (#93).

• In 2024, Ostapenko’s record is 19-8. Bousas is 30-7 this year, including at the ITF level.

• This Spaniard will fight for the first time against a current “top 10” player. Last year’s defeated Dutchwoman Arantxa Risa (#42) is the highest-ranked tennis player whom Bousasa has managed to defeat so far.

• During her career, the 26-year-old Ostapenko has won eight WTA tournaments, including the Adelaide “WTA 500” in January and the Linz “WTA 500” in February. The 21-year-old Boussas has yet to win a major title.

• In the W80 final in Prague last year, Bousasa lost to Latvia’s second number Darja Semenistaja – 6:2, 3:6, 4:6.

• At the “Grand Slam” level, Ostapenko has the “French Open” title (2017) and the Wimbledon semifinals (2018). Boussas played in the first round of Wimbledon last year.

• In the Madrid tournament, Ostapenko will start for the seventh time (the best achievement is the third round last year). Bousasa competes here for the first time in the main tournament.

• In the first round of the current tournament, Bousas defeated (2:6, 6:3, 6:3) the Spaniard Paula Bados (#101) yesterday, while Ostapenko will start with the second round.

• It could be 15-17 degrees in Madrid during the match.

• The winner of today’s duel will enter the third round, where she will face the so-called neutral athlete Veronika Kudermetova (#19) or the Argentinian Maria Carla (#82), who eliminated (2:6, 2:6) the British representative Emma Radukan, who played well this spring ( #221).

Resources used:
wtatennis.com