Wimbledon 2024: Jelena Ostapenko vs Barbora Krejcikova preview, head-to-head, prediction, live streaming details

Two former French Open champions face-off in the last eight.

Jelena Ostapenko overcame Yulia Putintseva, ending her Cinderella run at Wimbledon 2024 with a 6-2, 6-3 score in 68 minutes to reach her third Wimbledon quarter final. It was a tame exit for Putintseva, who had sent World No. #1 Iga Swiatek crashing out of the tournament the before the quarter-final stage for the fourth time. World No. #35 Putintseva also had won the title in Birmingham, a grass court event two weeks ago and was on an eight-match win streak. 

Ostapenko produced 29 winners and converted 5 of 6 available breakpoint opportunities to get ahead of Putintseva, 3-2 in their head-to-head.

Ostapenko, the 13th seed, will play another Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova in the last eight. 

Barbora Krejcikova began her 2024 season with a quarter-final run at the Australian Open. Following this, the Czech, affected by a back injury, won only three matches between February and June. Krejcikova has now reached her second quarter-final of the season at Wimbledon. 

The 28-year-old from the Czech Republic scripted a 7-5, 6-3 victory, taking one hour and 42 minutes to dispatch Miami Open winner Danielle Collins. The No. #11 American was at the receiving end of 20 winners while making far too many unforced errors (36) to progress any further in the grass-court major. Kerjeckova’s fourth-round win was her first against a top-20 player of the season. 

Jelena Ostapenko vs Barbora Krejcikova match details

Date: July 10th, Wednesday

Time: 5:30 PM IST

Venue: Court No. 1, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Jelena Ostapenko vs Barbora Krejcikova  preview

Two former French Open champions, Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova, will walk onto the court for their quarter-final match on Wednesday. It will be their first match in a year. Ostapenko was the winner at Roland Garros in 2017, while Krejcikova was crowned French Open champion in 2021.

The Czech reached the quarterfinals twice at the Australian Open (2022, 2024) and once at the US Open (2022), making Wimbledon the last major in which she reached the last eight. Her best effort at SW19 was in the fourth round in 2021, where she fell to eventual champion Ashleigh Barty.

The likely opponent for either Ostapenko or Krejcikova in the semi-final would be 2022 titlist Elena Rybakina. The Kazakh is favoured to win, and the number four seed is the only remaining among the top ten seeds at the event.

Wimbledon 2024 is guaranteed to have a new semifinalist, as none of the quarterfinalists from the draw’s bottom half have reached the last eight before.

Head-to-head records

Matches – 7

Jelena Ostapenko – 5

Barbora Krejcikova – 2

Ostapenko has a commanding three-match lead over Krejcikova. The last time Krejcikova won was in 2022, the Australian Open second round. Their most recent clash at the 2023 Rothesay Classic finals ended in Ostapenko’s favour, 7-6(8), 6-4.  

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova, Wimbledon 2024 quarter-final match in India?

The quarterfinal face-off between Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova at Wimbledon will be televised on Star India. Disney+ Hotstar will be streaming the match live for Indian viewers. 

Prediction

Jelena Ostapenko made the semifinals at SW19 six years ago before bowing out against Angelique Kerber in straight sets. The Latvian is in her ninth main draw appearance at Wimbledon and is 20-8 at the venue. Krejcikova is 10-3 at SW19 following her main draw debut in 2019. Both players have yet to win an event on grass in their careers.

Ostapenko and Krejcikova have near identical win-loss records in grass this season. Ostapenko is on 5-2, while Krejcikova is on 6-2. The Latvian is 28-12 this year, while Krejcikova is 11-9. 

Over the course of the 2024 season, Ostapenko has won 68.5% of her service games, with Krejcikova winning 67% of her service games. Ostapenko has converted 45.1% of breakpoint opportunities, while Krejcikova has managed to convert 43%. A significant 141 aces have come from Ostapenko’s racquet, while at 56 aces, the number is much lower for Krejcikova.

Result: Jelena Ostapenko to win in three sets

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