Swiatek was beaten to the point of breaking the defense! Emotions are out of control, and Ao Fat's expression is funny: Don't blame me

Ostapenko made it to the final yesterday with a landslide 6-3 6-1 win over defending champion Swiatek in the semi-finals of the Doha Open. Ostapenko was so strong that three-time tournament champion Swiatek angrily smashed her racket to the canvas when she was down 3-0 in the second set.

In the aftermath of the incident, the camera captured Ostapenko sneering at his opponent who was sitting in a chair with his head bowed.

By this point, it was clear that the Latvian had dealt a blow to Swiatek's morale. Over the course of the match, Ostapenko never fell behind, breaking the opponent's serve five times and at one point winning six games in a row. It was Swiatek's first defeat in Doha in five years.

The Qatar semi-final was the fifth time Ostapenko and Swiatek met on the tennis court, and the result once again proved that the Latvians had completely suppressed the latter. The two first met in 2019 when Ostapenko won 6-0 6-2; In 2021 at Indian Wells, she won in straight sets again; In Dubai in 2022, Ostapenko won in three sets.

Ahead of this year's Qatar semi-finals, the highest-level meeting between the two was at the 2023 US Open, which Ostapenko won 3-6 6-3 6-1. It seems that the rivalry between the two is fierce, and Ostapenko seemed to further exacerbate that rivalry in her post-match interview, hinting that she has figured out Swiatek's style of play.

'I'm very confident that I can beat her because we've played a lot of games and I know what to do with her. I'm more focused on myself and what I have to do. I'm very happy with the control of my emotions this week. Ostapenko said.

Ostapenko was confident ahead of his showdown with Swiatek and was unrelenting on the court, winning in two sets with ease. Swiatek hasn't been in great form this year, but she's always managed to win hard in some way. In contrast, Ostapenko had the best performance this week, and she lived up to her form today, winning comfortably.

As for Ostapenko, she clearly enjoyed the process and made no secret of her emotions, saying: "Thank you all for coming. I feel like there's a special energy in this stadium and it's been helping me. It all started with this pitch. So yes, I feel like I'm going to beat her for sure, I know how to beat her. ”

"I was more focused on myself and knew what I needed to do. I'm happy with the control of my emotions this week. I'm really happy to be in the final. Thank you. ”

Ostapenko is not the type of player who would feign humility, she is known for being honest about how she feels in a given situation, and she makes no secret of herself today. She was full of confidence, she proved it on the court, and she was outspoken after the game and said what she really thought.

Ostapenko's strength is unquestionable. She won the French Open in 2017 and reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2018. Currently, she is ranked 37th in the world and has won eight WTA singles and ten doubles titles in her career.

At this year's Qatar Open, Ostapenko has been on a rampage and has not dropped a set so far. She defeated Atsuya Ito 6-2 6-1, Samsonova 6-3 7-5 and Paulini 6-2 6-2 before beating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-finals. Now, she has comfortably eliminated world No.2 Swiatek in the semi-finals and will face Anisimova in the final.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Spark)