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Ostapenko is the first player to beat five-time major champion Swiatek on every surface – once on grass, four times on hard courts and now once on clay.<\/p>\n
Swiatek often struggles against Ostapenko’s powerful groundstrokes which rush her forehand and draw out the errors in her game.<\/p>\n
The Pole came into the match with an 11-1 record in Stuttgart, having won the title in 2022 and 2023, but she could not fend off Ostapenko. <\/p>\n
Ostapenko hit 29 winners to Swiatek’s 17, with eight double faults not helping Swiatek as Ostapenko attacked her second serve.<\/p>\n
Ostapenko broke Swiatek’s serve three times to take the first set but was scrappier in the second, allowing Swiatek to level the match.<\/p>\n
But Ostapenko won 12 of the first 15 point of the deciding set to take control, eventually taking the match on a long Swiatek forehand.<\/p>\n
“She’s a great clay-court player but I won the French [Open] as well, so I can say the same thing about myself, ” the 27-year-old said.<\/p>\n
“I have so much respect to her and her team but every time I step on the court with her, it’s a battle and I’m ready for it.”<\/p>\n
Ostapenko will face a semi-final against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat third seed Jessica Pegula 6-0 6-4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n