Jelena Ostapenko: The shock French Open winner with a unique fashion sense

Jelena Ostapenko will be Emma Raducanu’s opponent in the semi-finals of the Korea Open.

Raducanu reached the final four after defeating Magda Linette 6-2 6-2, claiming victory in Seoul in just one hour 16 minutes.

It is the first time the 19-year-old has won three matches in a row since triumphing at the US Open last year.

Ostapenko followed up with a comprehensive 6-2, 6-1 win against Victoria Kasintseva, setting up a first time meeting with Raducanu.

GiveMeSport Women delves into Ostapenko’s intriguing career so far.

Ostapenko was born on June 8th 1997 in the Lativan capital of Riga. Her father was the former professional footballer Jevgēnijs Ostapenko.

She was introduced to tennis by her mother when she was five years old, idolising Serena Williams during her childhood.

Ostapenko was also a talented dancer, but decided to focus on tennis as she had “better results”.

It was clear the youngster would have a successful career as a tennis player when she won the junior title at Wimbledon in 2014.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in September 2014, before competing at her first Grand Slam as a senior player at Wimbledon in 2015.

Ostapenko rose up the world rankings for the next couple of years, before winning her first Grand Slam title at the 2017 French Open.

Ranked 47th in the world, it would not be unfair to say Ostapenko’s victory came as a surprise. She became the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933.

The 25-year-old has won five WTA Tour titles in total. Now ranked 19th in the world, Ostapenko was at a career-high of fifth in March 2018.

Ostapenko’s career has not been short of controversies, in part due to her on-court behaviour.

The tennis star was playing Ajla Tomljanović in the third round