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Sign upTatjana Maria defeated Jelena Ostapenko 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 — US Open 2026 R128.
Tatjana Maria and Jelena Ostapenko: Tatjana Maria leads 2–0 across 2 recorded meetings.
Fifteen double faults and 57 unforced errors ended the 30th seed's week in the opening round at the US Open. Ostapenko, a 58 percent favorite with the betting market, out-hit her opponent 48 winners to 14 and still won only 74 of the 165 points. Maria took six of her 12 return games, four of those breaks landing in a second set she shut with one more for 6-1, the single-handed slice leaving a power game nothing to swing through. The 39-year-old German came in 3-12 on hard courts this season and moves into the second round having now won both meetings on record against the Latvian.