EASTBOURNE, UK — Jelena Ostapenko launched her bid for a second Eastbourne title with a gritty straight sets win over Greet Minnen in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up event on Monday, while top seed Elena Rybakina withdrew from the tournament.
Latvian fifth seed Ostapenko , the 2021 Eastbourne champion, defeated the Belgian qualifier 7-6 , 6-1 in just under 90 minutes on court. There was a worrying moment for Ostapenko , the 2017 French Open champion, when she fell on the grass midway through the second set but the world number 13 recovered to close out the win.
' Asked about her fall, Ostapenko, 27, added: 'Grass is a great surface, but sometimes it can be really slippery and really tricky. So I took the medical time-out just to make sure I'm fine.' The leading four players at Eastbourne were all given byes into the second round but top-seed Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, withdrew from the event on Monday following what the WTA said was a 'change of schedule.
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