Tennis - China Open - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 6, 2023 Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in action during her quarter-final match against Russia's Liudmila Samsonova REUTERS/Florence Lo/ File photo
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Sixth seed Jelena Ostapenko came back from a sluggish start to beat Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the Adelaide International on Tuesday.
Ostapenko, a quarter-finalist at last week's Brisbane International, needed nearly two hours to settle the match at the Australian Open tune-up event, enjoying a modicum of revenge after the Romanian beat her at Wimbledon last year.
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