Jelena Ostapenko faces Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter final stage of the WTA Rome tournament. Jelena Ostapenko is currently ranked 10th on the WTA ranking while Aryna Sabalenka is 2nd.
Jelena Ostapenko won all 3 singles in the tournament to qualify for this stage, beating Anastasia Potapova, Sara Sorribes Tormo and Rebecca Sramkova. While Aryna Sabalenka defeated Katie Volynets, Dayana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina.
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Latvia International tennis player Jelena Ostapenko is currently ranked 10th on the WTA ranking and her highest ever ranking of 5th place. Jelena Ostapenko has won a total of 8 career titles.
Her journey so far in the ATP Rome competition started with a win over Anastasia Potapova. She defeated Anastasia in straight sets (4:6,2:6) and then went on to defeat Sara Sorribes Tormo in 3 sets (4:6,7:5,1:6). And in the last round, she defeated Rebecca Sramkova in 3 sets (6:4,4:6,6:7).
Jelena Ostapenko has the following stats this year: On the serve, she has 1st serve points won (69.2%), 2nd serve points won (44.3%), Break Points saved (56.4%), service game won (71.4%), Total Service Points won (59.0%).
And on the return her stats are: 1st Serve Return won (35.4%), 2nd Serve Return Points won (59.3%), Breakpoints converted (43.6%), Return games won (36.8%), Return Points won (44.3%).
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarusian International Aryna Sabalenka is currently number 2 on the WTA ranking and she once achieved her highest ranking of number 1. Aryna has won a total of 14 titles throughout her career.
Aryna Sabalenka started off in the tournament with a win against Katie Volynets, in 3 sets (6:4,3:6,2:6) and then she defeated Dayana Yastremska in straight sets (4:6,2:6). Finally in the last round she defeated Elina Svitolina in 3 sets (6:4,1:6,6:7).
Aryna Sabalenka’s stats this year are as follows:- On the serve, she has 1st serve points won (72.3%), 2nd serve points won (48.8%), Break Points saved (58.5%), service game won (78.7%), Total Service Points won (63.6%).
And on the return her stats are: 1st Serve Return won (36.5%), 2nd Serve Return Points won (55.8%), Breakpoints converted (46.2%), Return games won (36.5%), Return Points won (44.1%).
Head to Head
According to the h2h, Jelena Ostapenko and Aryna Sabalenka have played twice against each other in the past and Aryna Sabalenka won on both occasions.
Analysis and Predictions
Aryna is the obvious pick for this one for several reasons. She comes in with a lot of experience and confidence and she is also yet to lose a single game against Jelena Ostapenko.
- Aryna Sabalenka to Win and Over 17.5 Games at 1.82 Odds
- Aryna Sabalenka (-1.5) Sets Handicap at 1.72 Odds
- Aryna Sabalenka to Win 2-0 at 1.83 Odds
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