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The 2017 French Open winner Ostapenko had a scare when she stumbled on the grass in the middle of the second set, but the world number 13 came back to win.
Monday’s first round of the Wimbledon warm-up event saw Jelena Ostapenko begin her quest for a second Eastbourne championship with a tenacious straight sets victory against Greet Minnen, while top seed Elena Rybakina withdrew from the competition.
In less than ninety minutes on the court, Latvian fifth seed and 2021 Eastbourne champion Ostapenko defeated the Belgian qualifier 7-6 (7/3), 6-1.
The 2017 French Open winner Ostapenko had a scare when she stumbled on the grass in the middle of the second set, but the world number 13 came back to win.
