The Latvian tennis player achieves his first important victory in his career in Miami. Ostapenko manages to maintain a good rhythm throughout the match and thus defeats Mirjam Bjorklund in two sets (6-3, 6-4) after 1h38 minutes of good tennis.
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Jelena Ostapenko faced the first match corresponding to the new Masters 1000 tournament in the city of Miami this March 2023. She did it on her debut in the women’s finalwhere he would have to face the Swedish tennis player in the second round Mirjam Bjorklund. The Latvian came into this match after reaching the third round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament. For his part, the Swedish tennis player came to this match after clearly surpassing the previous stage and his debut in the first round. Indoors against the head there are no precedents between the two tennis players, so this is the first time they have met.
Jelena Ostapenko pulls the ranking to add the first
The match started strongly for Jelena Ostapenko. The Latvian managed to win the first two games of the match, including breakage. At the moment, Mirjam Bjorklund would be responsible for each player after achieving a series of successes. The turning point came when the native of Latvia won the first set with three consecutive games. Ostapenko took advantage of his only set point.
The Latvian racket does not hesitate to judge
At the start of the second period it would be again Jelena Ostapenko, who begins to command the starting signal. Mirjam Bjorklund would respond immediately, even if it would be of little use. Latvia used two games in a row and managed to get a series of hits for each player. In the end and after needing three match points, Jelena Ostapenko manages to close the game firmly 6-4.. This confirmed his entry to the next round of the tournament in the United States.
