14:50
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 5:7, 0:0
It’s possible! Now the Germans are putting pressure on me. She attacks her opponent’s second serve and then plays a nice forehand longline into the field. Ostapenko can only look afterwards. 30:30.
14:49
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 5:7, 0:0
The 25-year-old Latvian is now fully involved in the game! The favorite also wins longer rallies in which Maria moves well and plays long slice balls.
14:48
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:7
Despite a strong performance, Tatjana Maria loses the first set. At first, her opponent struggled with her unconventional game and made numerous unforced errors. But then Ostapenko came into play better and better and mainly attacked the second serves of the Germans. Maria only won 40 percent of the rallies she opened on second serves. The serve could also become a sticking point in the further course of the match.
14:46
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:7
Played hard! Ostapenko returned Maria’s second serve with great length and then played a well-placed forehand longline into the field. The first sentence goes to the Latvian!
14:45
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:6
And the next successful net attack by the Latvian! She sends her opponent deep into the backhand corner, moves up and crosses the ball with a forehand volley.
14:43
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:6
Things could get tight now. After a double fault, the German played a second serve that was too harmless at 15:15. Ostapenko attacks directly and makes the point with a forehand longline. 15:30.
14:41
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:6
Jelena Ostapenko has already beaten a whopping 14 winners – a great value. She has been trying to use her strength at the net more often for the past few games. She was successful eight times in nine attacks.
14:40
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 5:6
Full risk! When the score was 40:0, Tatjana Maria took heart and pulled the backhand through on the return. The ball hits longline behind. But then Ostapenko takes the game to lead 6:5.
14:38
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 5:5
Very good service game by the Germans! The number 103 in the world serves to the opponent’s body, who does not hit the ball cleanly and plays it sideways.
14:37
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 4:5
Good serve through the middle! The 34-year-old hits the thing smoothly through the middle and Ostapenko’s return sails well behind the baseline. 30:15.
14:36
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 4:5
Despite the deficit Tatjana Maria makes a great game. With 70 percent, she has a good rate on the first serve and serves great. With speed changes, she makes life difficult for her opponent from time to time.
14:35
Tatyana Maria – Elena Ostapenko 4:5
Ostapenko gets the game to 5:4 and pushes the pressure on her opponent. She now has a much higher security in her shots than at the beginning of the game. After Maria’s return, Ostapenko hammered the ball with his backhand just before the baseline. Maria can only play the ball, which hits directly in front of her feet, into the net.
14:34
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 4:4
That’s too strong. Jelena Ostapenko opens the field wide with a serve to the outside and then scores with a nice backhand longline. 40:15.
14:32
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 4:4
What a second serve! Tatjana Maria increases the risk on the second service because she realizes that Ostapenko would otherwise immediately develop too much pressure. The Latvian can only react, hits the ball on the frame and the ball sails sideways out of bounds. Important game win for the experienced German!
14:31
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:4
Class forehand of the Latvian! The 25-year-old plays the ball from the half-field briefly cross into the opponent’s T-field. Great angle!
14:29
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:4
Ostapenko takes the lead! Again, Maria attacks with a long slice on the return, but her opponent plays a perfect lob. The German can still play the ball back, but Ostapenko then plays a casual forehand from the half-field longline into the field to win the game.
14:27
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:3
Brave of Maria! After the second serve, she attacks Ostapenko with the backhand slice and thus forces her opponent to make a backhand error. 30:30.
14:26
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:3
What a stop! The 34-year-old German plays a great stop longline just behind the net without a hitch. Ostapenko doesn’t even start walking, just congratulates briefly.
14:25
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:3
Ostapenko gets the break back! Tatjana Maria didn’t manage to ensure a good position in the rally with her first serves and came under a lot of pressure too quickly. Your opponent seems to be able to get into the game better now.
14:24
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:2
At 0:30, the world number 17 made a simple mistake with the backhand from the half field. The ball lands in the net and the score is 15:30.
14:23
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:2
The numbers speak for themselves. Two avoidable mistakes and four winners are on the German side. Ostapenko has 10 unnecessary mistakes and 5 winners. The statistics underline the different approaches of the two players.
14:21
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:2
The Latvian boldly fends off both breakballs and then has an advantage thanks to a strong serve through the middle. She wins the game with a powerful topspin volley with her backhand.
14:20
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:1
Again two breakballs for the German! She returned an opponent’s serve with another slice and Ostapenko attempted a stop. The ball gets stuck on the edge of the net and the score is 15:40.
14:19
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:1
Jelena Ostapenko hasn’t found her rhythm yet. She struggles with Maria’s game and makes too many mistakes. Even on her strong backhand, the Latvian still seems unsure.
14:18
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 3:1
Another strong serve from Maria! When the score was 40:30, the 34-year-old hit the line and her opponent hit the ball into the net.
14:16
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 2:1
Served strong! Maria hits the ball cleanly through the middle and Ostapenko can only return with the forehand too briefly. The German longline hits the ball from the half-field as a winner in the corner. 15:15.
14:15
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 2:1
Here’s the first break for the mom of two! When the score was 15:40, she was only using slice balls and finally Ostapenko hit the ball with his backhand longline into the net. The Latvian already has six unforced errors. So far, the plan of the experienced Germans has worked out perfectly.
14:13
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 1:1
As expected, Tatjana Maria often acts with slice balls that only bounce very flat on the grass. As expected, Ostapenko makes a lot of speed and wants to keep the rallies short.
14:11
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 1:1
That was fast. The 34-year-old German also mastered her service game and equalized to make it 1-1.
14:11
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 0:1
Three strong serves force three return errors on the part of the Latvian. It starts well with the first service game of the Germans.
14:09
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 0:1
After a double fault when the score was 40:0, Tatjana Maria tried to attack the net directly after the return. But Ostapenko passed it with a backhand cross.
14:08
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 0:0
Ostapenko sends her opponent deep into the backhand corner with an aggressive attack ball, moves up and consistently pushes the volley cross into the field. 30:0.
14:06
Tatyana Maria – Yelena Ostapenko 0:0
Here we go! Jelena Ostapenko opens the game.
14:02
The players hit each other
The two players have just stepped onto the pitch and are hitting each other. It can start shortly.
13:46
Maria with an unconventional way of playing
The two players have never met before. It will be exciting to see how Ostapenko comes to terms with Maria’s unconventional style of play. The German repeatedly throws her opponents out of rhythm with her extreme backhand slice. Often she also uses the slice on her forehand. A tried and tested remedy against many players, especially on grass.
13:39
Ostapenko with little effort
Today’s opponent from Latvia had little trouble in the first three rounds. After two fairly smooth victories over Dodin and Wickmayer, she had some initial difficulties in the third round against Begu, but then won sets two and three easily. 3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 was the final result of the player from coach Marion Bartoli.
13:33
Will Maria knock out next favorite?
What kind of tournament is this for mom of two Tatjana Maria?! The 34-year-old German has played very well so far and knocked out two players who were significantly better placed in the last two rounds. Maria won in three sets against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea. In the third round she only needed two sets against world number five, Maria Sakkari, with a score of 6:3, 7:5. Even today, number 103 in the WTA rankings is an outsider again and wants to make the next coup.
13:20
Welcome to London
Hello and welcome to London for the third round of the Wimbledon Championships and the match between Tatjana Maria and Jelena Ostapenko. The game is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Court No. 1 scheduled.