PARIS (AP) A little more than an hour after Jelena Ostapenko won the first tour-level title of her young tennis career – at the French Open, no less – she was asked what her future ambitions are.
With her new silver trophy shining nearby, Ostapenko smiled and said, quite matter-of-factly, ”Of course, I would like to win probably all of the Grand Slams. It’s my goal.”
Hey, it was unbridled confidence and a brash style of play that got Ostapenko to this point, two days past her 20th birthday, so why hold back now? With Wimbledon just around the corner, starting July 3, her sudden appearance on the scene makes things more interesting.