Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend will face No.3 seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko in the women's ...

After all, she has beaten the best of the best, including World No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the 2023 US Open. Latvian professional tennis player Jeļena Ostapenko was born in Riga on June 8, 1997.

Now a five-time Major winner, Swiatek won her maiden Slam at the age of 19 in Paris, making her the first player since Jelena Ostapenko to win a Grand Slam as their first singles title.

Belinda Bencic needed six match points to upset Jelena Ostapenko and seal the first Grand Slam victory of her return from maternity leave.

Iga Swiatek has conceded just 14 games at this year's Australian Open and seven since the second round Australian Open 2025 Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Live radio ...