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Ostapenko on her birthday gets into Grand Slam final
BC, Riga, 08.06.2017.Print version
Latvian tennis player Alona Ostapenko on her 20th birthday today got to the French Open Grand Slam final, making a historical turn in Latvian sports, reports LETA.
Ostapenko defeated Timea Bacsinszky from Switzerland with 7-6 (7:4), 3-6, 6-3 in a semi-final at the French Open on Thursday.
She has become the first Latvian ever to reach a major singles final.
Today both rivals marked their birthdays – Ostapenko turned 20, while Bacsinszky celebrated her 28th birthday.
"I am very happy, I love to play here, thanks for supporting me, this is an ideal birthday," she said right after the game.