2017 French Open FINAL (WTA): [3] S Halep vs. J Ostapenko

[SpinToWin]

Ok that was a huge service game. Respect. Now let's see if anyone will fold mentally

 

[racket king]

COME ON OSTAPENKO!!

 

[Deleted member 293577]

4 down the line winners away!

 

[TennisFan436]

Ostapenko is simply amazing!!!

 

[Sentinel]

C'mon Wawa

 

[icedevil0289]

Ngl entertaining match all things considering. I wish I had a quarter of ostapeno's fearlessness

 

[SpinToWin]

And the pummelling continues

 

[1477aces]

What

She was born on the same day as me literally. Not my twin actually.

 

[ojo rojo]

...


Meanwhile in Latvia...

 

[I Am Finnish]

2 more

 

[Steve0904]

I'm liking this match too.

 

[Sysyphus]

Will honestly feel gutted about Halep losing another tight slam final..... Not sure she'll get another chance.

 

[Stupendous1HBH]

My gawd that backhand down the line return. Halep has no answers.

 

[Duncan Donuts]

It ends now I think

 

[MatsPhilander]

Weak era.

 

[maxrenn]

CP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sentinel]

That was in!!!!!

 

[racket king]

Keys hits the hardest ball of any semi-relevant WTA player as confirmed by stats. Her average groundies (both sides combined) have been measured at higher speeds (78 mph) than Ostapenko's average on her fastest froundstroke this tournament (forehand = 76 mph). So yes, Keys hits harder. But both of them spray like mad unless they zone anyways. Luckily for Ostapenko, she has been zoning a lot this week.

http://on-the-t.com/2016/11/26/aoleaderboard-forehand-speed/

 

[SpinToWin]

and another lucky shot!

 

[tennis_pro]

Match point...

 

[I Am Finnish]

Holy crap mp

 

[Aussie Darcy]

She does it.
Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko completes the upset and wins her first slam title at the French Open.
She wins a slam before the likes of Wozniacki, Radwanska, Pliskova and Halep.

20 year old wins.

Up to #12 in the rankings.

Angelique Kerber remains number 1.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

She has done it!

 

[PDJ]

OM ****ing G!

 

[Stupendous1HBH]

The 20 year old has done it! Wow what a way to end it.

 

[MasturB]

Lol. What an epic choke job by Halep. The favorite by far.

 

[I Am Finnish]

She did it omfg

 

[deBroglie]

Wow. What can I say? Congrats to Ostapenko

 

[maxrenn]

Incredible!!!!!!!!! That girl has some big balls!

 

[RS92]

Wow

 

[SpinToWin]

Oh my gosh.


Winners galore in those last few games, congrats on your first title Ostapenko!

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

F*CKING COME OOOOOOOON!

 

[Steve0904]

Screaming DTL WINNER! She'll never forget that one.

Congratulations Jelena.

 

[TennisFan436]

TOLD YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rock Strongo]

Jelena Ostapenko. Wow!

 

[duaneeo]

The mentally stronger player won.

 

[racket king]

ALLEZ!!!

Deserved winner. Brave, wild and exciting tennis from her.

64 winners from her today v 8 winners from Halep.

 

[Pavla]

Holy ****e.

 

[Soianka]

Jelena was making me so nervous. I stopped paying attention. Then I look up, it was match point. OMG!!!

And I made $275 on this match. The first time I bet on a match, LOL.

 

[Zetty]

Poor Simona =/

 

[Soianka]

I love this girl and I love the way she plays. If she can reign in the unforced errors, she will be blanking many people.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Amazing Ostapenko really cut the errors in 3rd set here.

AND DID YOU LOOK THAT NO DRAMA LYING ON THE FLOOR? GIRL JUST LIKE "This is just one of many"

 

[MarcusInKensington]

Amazing. Nerveless. Deserved.

 

[tennis_pro]

Halep why don't you EARN a Slam instead of counting on others to lose? So satisfying to see a pusher lose from a winning position.

 

[Kalin]

DEATH TO PUSHING!!!

 

[zagor]

20 year old slam winner, what do you know. Feel sorry for Halep (gotta wonder if she'll ever win a slam now) but Jelena brought me money so it's fine I guess.

 

[Wander]

54 winners, 54 unforced errors.

 

[Winners or Errors]

Just a beautiful demonstration of ball-bashing at its finest. Halep just had no idea what to do when Ostapenko stopped hitting more errors than winners, which was the story of sets 2 and 3.

Time will tell if she has more staying power than the many other ball-bashers in the WTA.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Congratulations Del Potro on winning your first RG title...

 

[maxrenn]

64 winners!