Debutant Peyton Sterns shocked 17th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko by defeating her in 3 sets 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to reach the third round of the French Open on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old was composed, well disciplined and put her much more experienced opponent under constant pressure, that eventually paid off.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes I surprise myself with how lethal my ball comes off (the racket) sometimes for my opponents, and how it really puts them in trouble,\u201d Stearns said after the game. \u201cMaybe I didn\u2019t realize that earlier on, but playing against top players, I realize that it is true. It comes off pretty heavy and big and that\u2019s how I play. Definitely helps with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ostapenko becomes the latest victim of the so-called favorites being eliminated by the underdogs. No.5 seed Carolina Garcia was knocked out by Anna Blinkova and 17 of the 32-seeded women have already crashed out.<\/p>\n
With Ostapenko’s early exit it means Iga Swiatek remains the only player in the women section, who has lifted the French Open title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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