Rybakina cruises past Ostapenko, to face Swiatek
Mumbai, May 31 -- In tennis' fabled tales of fire and ice, a new installment unfolded on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Friday.
Elena Rybakina is calmness personified. The tall Kazakh gives little to no reaction regardless of what has transpired on the court - hers was easily the most muted celebration to winning a Grand Slam, when she captured the Wimbledon crown in 2022.
Facing her was the combustible Jelena Ostapenko. The fiery Latvian stares daggers, challenges umpires and HawkEye calls, and is known to offer a disgruntled handshake at the end of a loss.
Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, is one heck of a player. No matter the match situation, she rarely steps off the gas. Genius when she finds her range, reckless when she misses.
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