peel back effect

Brengle falls in French Open

Delaware State News
Posted 9/29/20

PARIS — Madison Brengle got off to a good start in her French Open match on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old from Dover won two of the first games against higher-ranked Jelena Ostapenko.

…

delmar logo

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $14.99 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already a member? Log in to continue.   Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

Please log in to continue

Log in

Brengle falls in French Open

Posted

PARIS — Madison Brengle got off to a good start in her French Open match on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old from Dover won two of the first games against higher-ranked Jelena Ostapenko.

But Ostapenko took control after that, winning 11 of the final 12 games to capture the first-round match, 6-2, 6-1, at Roland-Garros.

A 23-year-old from Latvia, Ostapenko is currently ranked No. 43 in the world. She won the French Open in 2017.

Brengle, who was coming off a third-round run in the U.S. Open, is ranked No. 78. She’s made it past the first round only once in seven all-time appearances in the French Open.

In Tuesday’s match, Ostapenko won seven of nine break points while Brengle took just two of 17. Ostapenko made 37 unforced errors with eight double faults while Brengle recorded only 15 unforced errors.

Also, Ostapenko hit 46 winners to just six for Brengle.

Brengle did win the first game of the second set. Ostapenko, though, answered by winning the final six games, breaking Brengle’s serve three times.

Members and subscribers make this story possible.
You can help support non-partisan, community journalism.

x
X