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Here are some photos of Jelena at Les Petits As.

Quarterfinal against Julia Oloughlin

Semifinal against Belinda Bencic

 

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Here are some highlights from Jelena winning 2011 Les Petits As final against Anastasiya Komandina! Jelena's grip on her forehand is crazy.

 

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And lastly, here is short interview at Les Petits As with Jelena that I found on facebook.

Wilson Junior Team had an oustanding showing at prestigous Les Petit As junior tournament. Both Boys and Girls winners are part of the Wilson Team, Jelena Ostapenko and Henrik Wiersholm. Jelena Ostapenko used her Wilson Tour BLX tennis racket to take the Girls title. We caught up with the rising star to see what she is all about!

Coolest thing about playing Les Petits As?
The coolest thing was, that on final was so many people and most of them were supporting me.

Who is your tennis idol?
My tennis idol is Justine Henin, but when she isn't playing, Kim Clijsters.

If you could play a doubles match with anyone dead or alive, who would be the 3 people?
I would like to play doubles with Azarenka, Henin and Clijsters.

Best song to get pumped before a match?
Best song to get pumped before a match is Dynamite (Taio Cruz).

What is the worst trouble you have ever gotten into?
I hadn't got into any big troubles yet.

What do you love about your Wilson racket?
I like everything in Wilson racket, I can hit balls stronger and with more spin.

What's the best part of being on the Wilson team?
The best I like to play with Wilson is that I can hit strong and I can play good with those rackets.

 

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Jelena won the final against Komardina 1-6 6-3 6-3. I don't think it's too unusual for girls this young to cry after they lose though. I remember seeing Khromacheva doing the same thing losing to Putintseva in the 2009 Eddie Herr final.

 

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Disappointing loss to be honest. It's actually her third first round loss in a row. She lost in the first round of Eddie Herr, Orange Bowl and now Loy Yang Traralgon. So I guess she's in a bit of a slump at the moment. She definitely has talent but maybe she's just going through a difficult period. I'm sure she'll overcome it. She's still so young. We'll see how she does at the Australian Open in a week's time.

I'm not sure if she's playing Tallinn or Fed Cup. :shrug: I definitely think she'll make her professional debut some time this year in some $10,000 and $25,000 events. I think she's a bit too young for Fed Cup. Maybe next year.

By the way I just realised I made a mistake in my previous post. I meant I saw Khromacheva cry hysterically when she lost to Putintseva in the 2009 Les Petits As final, not Eddie Herr. I don't know why I said Eddie Herr. :lol:

 

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Yep, Lee ended up making the semifinals. Also it has to be said that she's three years older than Jelena and that's a huge difference in terms of experience and development. Australian Open juniors up next.

 

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Sorry I'm really not sure of what her schedule is.

Anyway she's playing the Australian Open juniors now and has a pretty decent draw, considering she's unseeded.

(16)Kyle S. McPhillips (USA) vs. (Q)Megane Bianco (SUI)
Su Jeong Jang (KOR) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Nao Hibino (JPN) vs. (WC)Belinda Woolcock (AUS)
(4)Yulia Putintseva (RUS) vs. (Q)Catherine Harrison (USA)

 

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Jelena won 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 against Jang! Great comeback.

She plays (16)Kyle McPhillips next.

 

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McPhillips is three years older than Jelena. For Jelena to win her first match here is a great achievement.

She ended up reaching the doubles quarterfinals with Bara before losing in a third set to Bhosale and Sutjiadi.

 

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I'm excited for her professional debut.

 

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Thanks for the pics!

Hope she can do well in this $10K in Spain. :yeah:

 

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Great result

 

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Olaru has fallen so far

 

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This is turning into a really good tournament for Jelena. Hope she can keep it up. :yeah:

 

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QF: (Q)Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) df. Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 3-6 6-2 6-4
SF: (Q)Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs. (15)Elise Mertens (BEL)

The run continues!

 

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SF: (Q)Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) df. (15)Elise Mertens (BEL) 5-7 6-1 6-0
F: (Q)Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs. Kimberley Zimmermann (BEL)

Hope she can take the title!

 

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F: (Q)Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) df. Kimberley Zimmermann (BEL) 4-6 6-0 6-3

Biggest title of Jelena's career! And six of her seven matches were three setters. Great fighting! Winning a G1 as a 14 year old is really impressive. All of her opponents were 16/17 year olds. And to think initially we thought she lost first round of maindraw due to the mix up of the scores. :lol:

 

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Here is a video of the final: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150841440011426&set=vb.274544819310327&type=2&theater
And the trophy presentation: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150841561731426&set=vb.274544819310327&type=2&theater

 

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I still think Jelena will win, but don't undermine confidence
I don't see how Jelena won't beat Belinda, as Belinda IMO is weaponless and Jelena has beaten her a lot in Juniors, which does a lot for one's confidence (remember Kudermetova def. Konjuh)

Bencic is weaponless? :lol: :spit: Clearly you've never seen her play.