Ostapenko receives best birthday gift with French Open semi-final win
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Updated: 2017-06-09 11:03
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| Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky reacts during her semi final match against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, France on June 8, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] |
Ostapenko finished a total of 50 winners, while also suffering from 45 unforced errors. After losing the second set 6-3, Ostapenko broke four times in the decider to seal a final spot at 6-3.
After her historic win, Ostapenko heard a birthday song from the crowd on the Philippe-Chatrier Court.
"I created myself some opportunities, but on the other side of the net, she was playing quite well and defending very well everything that I was proposing," admitted Bacsinszky.
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