Ostapenko dominated the tournament in Dubai. She gave Kudermetova a canary in the final

In about an hour it was done. A fired-up Ostapenko overcame Kudermetova in the final and won 6:0 and 6:4 to win the title in Dubai.

Jelena Ostapenko is playing in great form at the moment. Apart from Petra Kvitova, she had to beat the tournament’s number six Swiatek or Simona Halep on her way to the final. Then she played Kudermetova in the final.

It was not a dramatic match. It lasted only 66 minutes and Ostapenko even gave her opponent a canary in the first set.

Ostapenko dominated the first set. She didn’t even let her opponent to any break point, on the contrary she protected her first two serves with a clean game. After 23 minutes, the Latvian could enjoy a 1:0 lead.

In the second set, Kudermetova came into her own, breaking her opponent in the first game. However, Ostapenko took the break back in the fourth game.

The end of the match was a bit nervous as it ended with three breaks in a row. In the final game, however, Ostapenko took her second match point and went on to win 6:4.

Jelena Ostapenko confirmed her great form in Dubai and moved up from 21st to 13th in the WTA rankings. After three and a half years, the Latvian tennis player will return to the top 20.

Interestingly, the two players also faced each other in the doubles final of the tournament. After that, however, it was Kudermetova who rejoiced on the contrary, as she and Mertensova defeated the pair Ostapenko/Kichenokova smoothly 2: 0 in sets.

Source: Tenisportal, Livesport