World No 22 Jelena Ostapenko called the crowd disrespectful and then smiled at them following a Miami Open third-round win over Beatriz Haddad Maia. On Saturday, Ostapenko defeated 14th-ranked Haddad Maia 6-2 4-6 6-3 to progress into the Miami round-of-16.
“Yeah, I am really happy to win today, of course, the crowd was mostly against me, a little bit disrespectful, but thanks guys who were supporting me. I really appreciate it, and yeah, I am just really proud of myself that I was firing.
It felt like a football match today,” Ostapenko said while smiling at the crowd.
Jelena Ostapenko calling the crowd disrespectful and then smiling at them right after is such a mood.
This woman can do no wrong. pic.twitter.com/eVFhaEyKln — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 25, 2023
How Ostapenko defeated Haddad Maia?
The first break points of the match were seen in the third game, when Ostapenko saved two break points to take a 2-1 lead.
After saving two break points, Ostapenko clinched the first break of the match in the fourth game. In the eighth game – when Haddad Maia was serving to stay in the first set – Ostapenko earned her second break and that’s how the Latvian won the opener.
After winning the first set, Ostapenko saved three break points in the first game of the…
