“Pure comedy”- Fans go crazy over Jelena Ostapenko’s hilariously wayward challenges

It was not at all a close call as the ball landed way outside the line.

“Pure comedy”- Fans go crazy over Jelena Ostapenko’s hilariously wayward challenges

Jelena Ostapenko (Images via Imago, X)

Fans love to watch Jelena Ostapenko on the court as the match promises to entertain them. Ostapenko is famous for her outbursts and her issues with line calls, a glimpse of which fans saw on Monday (July 8) during her fourth-round match against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva on Court 1 of Wimbledon. 

During the Latvian’s 6-2, 6-3 win over 35th-ranked Putintseva (who ended World No.1 Iga Swiatek‘s campaign by beating her in three sets), Ostapenko challenged a line call. It was not at all a close call as the ball landed way outside the line. Ostapenko has made it clear that she doesn’t trust the Hawkeye system.

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Honestly, this live electronic system, I don’t know. Sometimes it feels like it makes some mistakes. Of course, we have to play. Sometimes I look at my team because I know I’m wrong, but I feel like some balls are pretty close, so I want to know what they think about the call.
Jelena Ostapenko said last year after her win over Coco Gauff at the 2023 Australian Open

Ostapenko will next face the winner of the fourth-round match between Danielle Collins and Barbora Krejcikova. She has never faced Collins before but met Krejcikova seven times and leads 5-2 in their head-to-head meetings. 

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Fans react to Jelena Ostapenko’s hilarious line call

As soon as the picture surfaced on social media, fans said everyone should watch Jelena Ostapenko‘s matches because they are filled with her hilarious stuff. Some urged the Latvian to never change herself. 

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Jelena Ostapenko (Image via Imago)

Check out their reactions here:

The 27-year-old Latvian’s best performance at Wimbledon came in 2018 when she reached the semifinals. But she is a Grand Slam champion, winning the 2017 French Open by beating Simona Halep in three sets. She is a Wimbledon champion at the junior level, winning it in 2014. 

This is one of my favorites on the tour. I won it in junior and I have great memories here. I feel like I’m playing perfect players, but I’m good at deciding moments. I think that’s the key, and I’m doing pretty okay. 
Jelena Ostapenko said after the match 

Ostapenko is a former World No. 5 and has won eight titles on the WTA Tour. This season, the World No. 14 has lifted two titles, the Adelaide International and the Linz Open. 

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