© Getty Images Sport – Sarah Stier
Iga Swiatek admits she “does not like playing against Jelena Ostapenko” as the Latvian’s game style is very uncomfortable for her own style of play. Swiatek, who has a positive record against pretty much every top player, stunningly has never managed to beat world No 16 Ostapenko.
At this past US Open, Swiatek suffered yet another loss to Ostapenko as the Latvian beat the Pole 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the round-of-16 at Flushing Meadows. Now, Ostapenko owns a 4-0 head-to-head against Swiatek. “It wasn’t the first time I lost in the fourth round.
I don’t consider it a total failure, as many people say. I know a tournament like this can happen. Even last year I was very close to being eliminated in the fourth round. Sometimes you can get out of a situation like that, sometimes you can’t.
I don’t like playing with Ostapenko. There are simply some players who are uncomfortable to play with. I bet she has the opposite situation and she especially likes my style. This is completely natural in tennis. There is no point in falling into a catastrophe, we have to move forward,” Swiatek told Eurosport.
