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The Latest: Ostapenko advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):

1:30 p.m.

Jelena Ostapenko needed eight match points to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

The French Open champion beat fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Court 12.

Ostapenko is into the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the first time. However, the 20-year-old Latvian won the girls’ title at Wimbledon in 2014.

Before winning the title at Roland Garros last month, Ostapenko had never before been past the third round at a major tournament. She was the first woman to win her debut tour-level title at a Grand Slam tournament since 1979.