Latest Jelena Ostapenko News

No ring, but a trophy: Kichenok postpones wedding, then wins US Open women's doubles with Ostapenko

Sep. 06, 2024 15:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lyudmyla Kichenok was supposed to get married this week to Jelena Ostapenko's coach. A run to the U.S. Open women's doubles championship forced a change of plans. Kichenok and Ostapenko won the title Friday for their first major as a team, beating...

Mladenovic-Zhang stop Townsend-Siniakova, face Ostapenko-Kichenok for US Open women's doubles title

Sep. 04, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai stopped Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova's bid for a second straight major women's doubles title, beating the No. 3 seeds 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Mladenovic and Shuai will play Friday against the No....

US Open: Naomi Osaka gets her first top-10 win in more than four years by defeating Ostapenko

Aug. 28, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco Gauff's matches. ...