“I’m retiring!” Jelena Ostapenko announces she doesn’t want to play anymore to her box after HORRIFIC start to quarterfinal clash against Coco Gauff at US Open

2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko gets off to a horrible start in the quarterfinal match against Coco Gauff.

“I’m retiring!” Jelena Ostapenko announces she doesn’t want to play anymore to her box after HORRIFIC start to quarterfinal clash against Coco Gauff at US Open

Jelena Ostapenko (Credits :Getty Images)

After putting on an impressive display in the fourth-round match against the defending champion and current World No. 1, Iga Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko was slow off the blocks in the quarterfinal against Coco Gauff. The 20th-seeded Latvian lost the opening set 6-0 to the 6th-seeded American in just 20 minutes.

The 2017 French Open champion struggled in the opening set, hitting 15 unforced errors. Gauff won 24 of 31 points played, indicating the American’s dominance on display. In an apparent outburst aimed at her box, Jelena shouted during the third game, “I’m retiring. I’m retiring. I don’t want to play anymore”

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If Ostapenko manages to get past the 19-year-old American, she will make her first semi-final appearance in the flushing meadows. Her previous best US Open finish was in the third round.

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On the hard courts of Melbourne Park at the Australian Open in January, Ostapenko beat Gauff convincingly in the fourth round.

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Jelena Ostapenko struggled with the attention she got after the French Open win

The 26-year-old has underperformed at the Grand Slam level since her surprise win at the French Open. She became the first Latvian player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament and the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933. Ostapenko also became the first player since Gustavo Kuerten to win his or her first career title at a Grand Slam tournament.

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Jelena Ostapenko (credits : Reuters)
When I won a Grand Slam, my whole life changed and I needed time to adapt to all that. That wasn’t easy because at that time I was 19 years old, turning 20. It’s really difficult to get used to all this attention, pressure. Everybody expects you to win every single match, every single tournament. This is not possible because you are human.
Jelena Ostapenko speaking to the press at the US Open

“Coco’s a great young player. I played her in Australia. It was a great match. I will try to focus on myself and enjoy it. It’s great to be in the quarter-finals, especially here in New York,” Ostapenko said, speaking to the press about her quarterfinal opponent.

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