Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko sweeps into Wimbledon quarter-finals

The 21-year-old also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia celebrates winning a game from Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during their women's singles match on the seventh day at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. (AP)
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia celebrates winning a game from Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during their women's singles match on the seventh day at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. (AP)

LONDON: Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko swept into her second Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 win against Belarusian world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Monday.

Latvian 12th seed Ostapenko came from 2-5 down in the first set to finish off Sasnovich, who had stunned two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the first round.

Ostapenko takes on Slovakian world number 33 Dominika Cibulkova or Taiwanese world number 48 Hsieh Su-Wei for a place in the semi-finals.

The 21-year-old also made the last eight at Wimbledon in 2017, just weeks after winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris.

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