Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko finished her first run to the winner’s circle since February 2024 when the native of Latvia took down no.
With the upset, Ostapenko improved to 3-1 in his career against No. 1-ranked players. The win came two rounds after Ostapenko defeated the world no.
On Monday, Ostapenko capitalized at Sabalenka’s service associations and won 20 of 31 other return points (64.5 percent). Sabalenka won only 44.6 percent of its total service points (29 out of 65) and lost all four service games in the second set.
Ostapenko had not won on Clay since French Open 2017, her only Grand Slam title so far.
The final was held on Monday because the tournament took on Friday due to a state rule that prohibits sporting events on Good Friday.
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