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Patna : Reigning French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, 26, Czech Republic, defeated 2017 French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko, 24, Latvia, in a three-set thriller in women’s singles 3rd round to reach the 4th round of Australian Open (AO) 2022 on January 21, 2022. Krejcikova will face two-time former Australian Open Champion Voctoria Azarebka, 32, Belarus, in 4th found on January 22, 2022.
4th seed Krejcikova beat 26th seed Ostapenko 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 3rd round on RodLaver Arena rallying back from one set down. Both the players won 3 break points each during the match. The Czech, however, won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Latvian. Krejcikova, in all, won 96 points in the match to 94 points by Ostapenko, who has won 4 career titles. Krejcikova, the winner of 3 career titles, fired 7 Aces during the match to 6 by Ostapenko. The Czech, however, committed 7 double faults to just 1 by the Latvian.
( Jelena Ostapenko)