Sept 4, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia celebrates after defeating Johanna Konta of Britain (not pictured) on day seven of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anastasija Sevastova was so unknown when she arrived at the U.S. Open that even the official website could not find a photo of her. A week on and the 26-year-old Latvian is into the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time thanks to a 6-4 7-5 victory over 13th seed Johanna Konta of Britain.
The photo oversight was corrected by tournament organizers, but they can be slightly forgiven because until the start of last year, Sevastova was officially a former player. She is now ranked 48th. “Now I have a photo,” said Sevastova, who next plays the two-time former runner-up, Caroline Wozniacki, a 6-3 6-4 winner over American eighth seed Madison Keys.
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