Halep vs Ostapenko 2017 Women's final | Roland-Garros Classic Match

[@ms_5598]

I remember watching this and when Halep was a set and 3-0 up, I thought It was over but Ostapenko proved me so wrong

[@AsifKhan-yn2wp]

Halep couldn't handle the heavy hitting from Ostapenko..She was just on fire

[@fmunozc7]

Jelena, if you’re watching this, I hope you can see why so many of us felt that you and your tennis were electrifying. Hope you find consistency soon!

[@cosminciornei7049]

She finds that again in RG 2020

[@norielsaliladia7689]

See what happened to Dubai open, she is the Champion, she is so powerful and a killer and never a lover of a long rally, she goes for big time big points. Well deserved.

[@duohere3981]

She's fat now :(

[@ingars31]

He is ALONA,trust me!

[@kenmoreSF]

You can find her in line at the buffet.

[@RickeGnool]

It kinda reminds me of the Wawrinka/Djokovic match in 2015. Everything looked laid up for Djokovic/Halep to finally win the title that had eluded them for years and it started of so well with them winning the first set. Then everything change when their opponents started playing the best tennis of their lives and just blew them off the court. Both were also able to come back a year later and finally go all the way.

[@cineastik8220]

It‘s amazing how heavily Ostapenko hit so many of her shots! No one could defend against that! She was just playing with a free mind and no expectations, while Simona, as she also said in her speech, had a lot pressure weigh on her shoulders. She always wanted to win grand slams dearly. In the end, all those efforts paid off, but here it was another tough loss. Thankfully, she didn‘t end up like Safina, who just couldn‘t handle the pressure, but deserves at least one grand slam in her career. Ostapenko seems to end a bit like Ivanovic, who couldn‘t reach her level of 2008 ever again, although Ostapenko is yet not nearly as successful as her...

[@anthonya9583]

This comment is really accurate and I hope Jelena finds her form again..she is my favorite player

[@Questinia1]

@@anthonya9583 She seems to be doing just that now.

[@loicjean5326]

I loved this match, what a performance..

[@shngain100]

Halep's most heartbreaking losses. I thought she might never recovered but kudos to her for going one up the following year.

[@valentinodelpiero4861]

Look at her now!

[@roybaty7439]

Halep, extremely annoying to listen to, plus the Romanian fans annoying too, glad Jelena won.

[@maximilian2974]

I've been watching tennis religiously since 98 Wimbledon. In my opinion this match was one of the best I've seen. I wanted Halep to win so badly but Ostapenko was a marvel to watch. Reminding me a bit of my all time favourite Monica Seles.

[@markuse3472]

My favorite is Steffi Graf and she is The GOAT.

[@networth00]

@@markuse3472 She had to stab her opponent to win. She's not a goa+

[@markuse3472]

@@networth00 Let's play your halfwitted game. Actually, I'll stick with the facts. Sele's paper cut should have left her on that court and kept playing. But at that moment she felt 'maybe I'll let the world feel sorry and pity for me so I'll fake the pain.' Then had she not gone on an eating binge...Steffi Graf is The GOAT and every honest person knows it.

[@networth00]

@@markuse3472 Serena is better than Graf, so Graf can never be the goat unless she starts playing again. Monica suffered more than physical pain dummy. She didn't play for several years after her "paper cut". Get a clue.

[@markuse3472]

@@networth00 1. Serena (and Venus) had to rely on their taught and instructions to scream and howl by their then coach their hostile, spiteful father to win: without those screams, a handful of their earlier slams would be removed. 2. They were on steroids. Serena: 'If you're gonna test me you're gonna have to test everyone else,' stating indirectly she was roided. 3. Steffi is the GOAT. 4. Other players have suffered set-backs, not just Seles. Buy a brain. 5. You kiss Serena's ass because you want pop culture stupidity on your side. Again: get a brain.

[@momskitchen6153]

Wow, there is no full Highlights anywhere on KZbin... Thanks RG for this wonderful highlights. This year's RG first Rd match up between Ostapenko vs Azarenka will be exciting.

[@Douglas-1]

Damn, Jelena was so good, where is this Ostapenko.

[@jesusrios3327]

She's retired!!!

[@92hiroshimazz]

She might be back in 2020 ;)

[@daver1102]

Ded 🤣

[@olaraay]

impossible to play like that all the time. IMPOSSIBLE. Look at Rezai, played like that to win the Madrid open 2010 , where is she a few years later.... you cant expect to hit the ball hard on every shot and not let up. Same with Roddick - rODDICK USED TO hit every ball hard when he was younger. safin commented that he wont be able to hit the ball hard on every shot for too long, its impossible

[@OmgaduGuduru]

She is not able to control her unforced errors.

[@J-M-Rock]

Hey all 👋 who are wondering how come Jelena Ostapenko level decrease so much after this RG. 1) She did not have experience playing WTA tournaments prior: (THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT) to learn how to be out there day and night and become consistent 😀 ***Emna Raducanu is having the same problem after winning her 1st title as the US 🇺🇸 open 2021. 2) Jelena's father became ill and passed away 😔 (2019 I believe). This is, for anyone, a life event that can make you quit. But for young people it is worse. ***** Irina Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova's father also passed around the same time as Jelena's. It seems they are recovering and playing better than 1-2years ago. Jelena is recovering and playing better. SHE RECENTLY WON DUBAI 🏆 👏

[@kewsiyehboah9514]

Well Said.. 👍

[@al1976-v7m]

Many young GS winners have struggled in the following years, usually due to the increased pressure... Sampras, Kuerten. Let's hope she can come back, she didn't look too fit lately.

[@Ben7Roethlisberger]

Wow, incredible! A highlight that is longer than 3 mins from Roland Garros!

[@djordjenikolic9059]

The best defending match EVER from Simona Halep, and still somehow Jelena managed to win. Iconic match 😍😍😍

[@djordjenikolic9059]

@sperrotta91 two is enough for the player of her quality... For now

[@djordjenikolic9059]

@sperrotta91 this is a really weak era of women's tennis

[@machineofadream]

@@djordjenikolic9059 Why do you say that? So if Halep won more it would be stronger? Maybe it's a strong era of tennis because the same people can't find success every time: better competition. Maybe the weak eras were the ones where, like, a 17 year old could come along and dominate for years. Not saying one or the other is true, but it's hard to believe that a sport that offers female athletes some of the biggest purses of any sport isn't attracting good talent. Personally find it hard to believe that any era is weak.

[@daphnelorelei2850]

I remember watching this match at my grandparents' place a few years back. It was the holidays and I was up late anyway and my grandad usually watched his sports late at night because that was when they would air it. This was when I watched Jelena Ostapenko go against Halep for the first time, and I wasn't sure who was in the lead, but I could tell that Jelena was a really good player. I've been supporting her since.

[@zuichiang5088]

54 winners vs 8 winners. Wow... That's almost 7x more. Gosh!

[@lodovico2811]

Yep and the crazy thing about it it's also the "reverse statistic", which says 54 unforced errors for Jelena and only 10 made by Simona

[@alancosta4760]

@@lodovico2811 is her career average 50, 52 UEs per match

[@bhunji1850]

This was so fun to watch live.

[@abbotsfieldmedia2785]

This was a great match. I honestly thought Halep had this in the bag but the match aint over till you shake hands at the net. Also I like that you've taken inspiration from the AO channel.

[@denongamco1992]

could you believe that it was her first title ever :)) ? it should and must be the performance of a decade in Roland Garros.

[@halfcrazyluv1]

I miss this Jelena.

[@jestonyaguilar9069]

my favorite slam women's final

[@veras2176]

Игра Елены идёт от спортивного азарта, уверенности и даже лёгкости. Смотреть на её игру всегда просто удовольствие. Жаль, что мало у неё больших побед. Но она настоящий бескомпромисный боец!!! 😊😊😊

[@happytraveller8666]

This was the most interesting game I've ever watched. Thank you RG!

[@michaelgill7189]

I was so happy when Jelena won this title it is exciting to watch a young player win a grand slam at their first attempt as did Maria Sharapova.

[@vixsev]

Jelena Ostapenko has the heart of a champion. Never giving up against another remarkable athlete, Simona Halep. Her shots were just brutal. Reminded me of Serena Williams.

[@pibzh4974]

Incroyable match entre deux combattantes. La force de caractère d'Ostapenko, ses coups de fusil, son insouciance et sa joie toute mesurée à la fin font d'elle une gagnante dont on se souviendra, je l'espère, longtemps.

[@zinedinezidane3994]

Halep was totally outclassed in this match. I think the winners were something in the region of 54 to 8 for Ostapenko.

[@charliez077]

Halep was absolutely NOT totally outclassed mate, Ostapenko was amazing in the final set especially, but she made way more unforced errors too. look up the definition of "outclassed", this match was a nailbiter.

[@KayleJudicator]

@@cipriannemet519 Ostapenko was the bold and brave's one in this match, she deserved to win, she is really the one who shined in this match and accomplished the most spectacular winners, she took risks, Halep was waiting for errors and she lost, i think that's fair and justice and i'm not even a fan of Ostapenko, sometimes you have to be objective.

[@jeffreykaufmann4625]

@@cipriannemet519 you can have a lot of winners without having a lot of unforced errors.

[@jeffreykaufmann4625]

@@cipriannemet519 why are you trying to undermine Ostapenko's great winners?

[@jeffreykaufmann4625]

@@cipriannemet519 how many unforced errors did she have?

[@vanshagarwal2362]

ostapenko hasn't found this form since. She's still young so hopefully she figures it out.

[@schush1805]

All 2017 and 2018 Wimbledon she's play very strong

[@cosminciornei7049]

She finds that form again in RG 2020. I think it will be a Halep-Ostapenko final again with Simo s revenge this time

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@cosminciornei7049 I hope Ostapenko wins the F.O .but if Halep wins I'll be happy also.

[@vanshagarwal2362]

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 well that didn't last long.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@vanshagarwal2362 I'm not surprised. She needs a new coach to tweek her game. Now I got to root for Halep.

[@veras2176]

Елена играет как поёт, её порывы и агрессия для неё уместны, не портят - это её стиль!!! 😊😊😊

[@kewsiyehboah9514]

Great Upload.. Jelena Shown & Reminded WTA Tour With A Big Game And Heart.. What Can be Done..

[@gavster023]

Simo is amazing thank god for her, but ostapenko played an unbelievable game Here joy to watch thanks for upload

[@ASawa-il2wg]

So happy for Simona that she won RG in 2018... she's got experience now and she's stronger!

[@Juve18Sanad]

final set : from 1-3 with serve to 6-3 , impressive

[@jeffreysisson7948]

Dynomite!💥 Wow such an exciting match, I hope Jelena can catch fire and play like this again this year. 👏

[@capcuzcyinnn3189]

I hope I can see Ostapenko vs Andrescu. The winner of French Open vs the winner of Us Open.

[@evertvdb000]

One of the most remarkable matches ever.

[@dannylovesya2052]

Love watching these two ❤️

[@rey7950]

Ostapenko always fun to watch, she's really a true fighter and today she will meet simona again in doha open and simona I will always love you ❤❤

[@ФККАЙРАТ-о3з]

После этого матча я заболел Теннисом обожаю Алену💓💓

[@orenthaljames2534]

ostapenkos weight gain is crazy

[@ganz7ful]

Wonderful thing to see a youngster with no fear - not many since Nadal in the last 20 years ! Latvian too - fantastic!!

[@MultiY4]

26:50 Ostapenko's mom is already crying tears of joy.

[@aadityaiyengar3214]

Holy shit that was good.

[@drutsabdas]

Dear Roland Garros.. Kindly give some highlights of current day's matches????? These classics can be uploaded anytime?? I thought u were a grand slam and people deserve to watch some sort of current highlights?? Thank you

[@augustinezodina4960]

arupobeena very true indeed this is highly supported 👍🏻👍🏻

[@林倚信]

It has been a mystery that how ostapenko won this...

[@woodydelagame975]

She was in fire 🤩

[@thomasbrunkle8389]

Her arms were too much to handle by anybody

[@momskitchen6153]

It's because Halep chocked 😂😂😂

[@foundgrace82]

If you followed matches Ostapenko was doing well in tournaments 2017. It did not surprise me.

[@95chanz]

it’s not a mystery how she won as shown by this video here. The real mystery is how she gone to shit after this year.

[@ianr3142]

Ostapenko is ukrainian by father. Good for her! Wish her luck in 2020 RG! Go Alyona!!!

[@adrianonline69]

I like her even now... big hitter always

[@thevithunshow]

After this match, I thought to myself Ostapenko would never win a Grand Slam again and that Halep would win the French Open the following year. I was right about the latter and I think I will be right about the former too.

[@zinedinezidane3994]

Lol, lower down the hate man. If she manages to reach this level again Ostapenko might win another title. Halep is almost 28 so she is running out of time.

[@thevithunshow]

Zinedine Zidane, Hate? Ostapenko is one of my favourite players and I supported her in this final. Making a prediction that someone won’t win another major is not hate. Also, what has Halep’s age got to do with any of this? All I said was that I thought Halep would win RG18 which she did.

[@pablogutierrezmendez5673]

How could Halep win the first set with only 1 winner?

[@networth00]

Defenders don't hit many winners.

[@samkzz9148]

Ostapenko is really cute...

[@bhunji1850]

but when she plays, she seems like a real arrogant bitch.

[@roybaty7439]

Ostapenko does NOT seem like an arrogant bitch when she plays.

[@markuse3472]

@@bhunji1850 She is hilarious at times, but hilarious as an arrogant person. It's entertaining watching her in the videos on "drama" in tennis. It seems she thinks anyone who beats her didn't deserve to.

[@simonthomsen8578]

Jesus Halep was under heavy fire from that canon Ostapenko on the other side of the net, almost feel bad for her

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Both played an amazing match ❤❤

[@Sophia-js5mr]

I like both of them but I feel for my simona

[@vosharap]

Great match from Ostapenko!

[@evaristegalois450]

great match! Great Win!

[@Douglas-1]

And it seems when Simona is in the final, you are guaranteed a great match.

[@judi-zb4wu]

What a talented young Girl from Riga!!Love to watch her

[@augustbruce]

Oh, the unrealized potential of the mercurial Jelena Ostapenko! She is still young. May she overcome her demons and reach her greatest heights. In all the years since this epic performance she still has not improved her mediocre serve. What's up Jelena?

[@denongamco1992]

that 's an ultimate form at the very right time.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

No offense to her, but Ostapenko is the most unexpected winner of a grand slam final in this decade.

[@jefersonmatos5834]

Impressionante como ela bate forte na bola , nao sei como nao ganhou mais grand slan na carreira

[@Rune8119]

You can’t beat an opponent by hitting only 8 winners. Unless your last name is Hingis or radwanska. By contrast,ostapenko blasted 54 winners.

[@footfault1941]

April 30, 2023 revisiting this epic game AFTER Ostapenko lost to Samsonova with ease. Mysteriously what's seen here is what was seen in Madrid today as for service & ground stroke. Ostapenko serving the same, hitting forehand the same. Identical swings maintained, results vary wildly. I still dont get at this player .....

[@djordjenikolic9059]

Ironically,Jelena is one loss away at Us Open, from 1st round loss calendar slam 👀

[@Balladhoe]

Just a gentle reminder that she will forever have this 2017 moment in history and you’ll just be a nobody gratifying his ego by belittling far more accomplished women. And no, this isn’t just to defend jelena but also saw your comment on halep and I just want to bring to your notice how pathetic you sound when you try and berate women who have won grand slams when you have done nothing remarkable yourself

[@lisamarie3974]

Anybody know what music they're starting to play once they got to closing the sets / match ?

[@KillerFix24]

Halep’s scream is very annoying

[@gsp.n746]

Simona was so close but it wasn't the right moment

[@albertmontoya6413]

Wow what a change in Jelena

[@velekorunoski5997]

Guys, please upload Djokovic vs Seppi 2012, Djokovic vs Tsonga 2012, Djokovic vs Murray 2015 and Djokovic vs Murray 2016

[@pradeeppandey7754]

I'm here for Jelena 💞

[@LondonHasFallin]

Where is she at now?

[@raitisfreimanis]

Sarauj Latvija!

[@achilleroy1580]

could you do Mladenovic Muguruza from 2017 ?

[@heavyblue4985]

I've heard she speaks 25 language or so..

[@消臭スプレー200ml]

Now Ostapenko is...

[@claudialorenzagriffit4342]

Nothing seles was much better

[@SuperGleekMonster]

Aljona was destroying those balls

[@boke75]

Halep added a long groan to her repertoire ? In her French Final 2014 against Meldoniumova, she hardly said a peep.

[@vojtasjedyny]

She's made progress. ;)

[@jacklo325]

Ostapenko was actually skinny, but still have that stupid facial expression when she serves...

[@bayuadrian1638]

Battle of adidas on this year

[@Rune8119]

And Wilson

[@hongcongphan5240]

Great!

[@user-jm6ot1qj8i]

This moment onwards,Osta became my tennis idol,more than her performance I loved her for her actuations in the court.more than ever her fearlessness became her trademark!

[@bombazeee3141]

Can't believe no one else noticed Alexander Skarsgard 😊

[@_atp_]

Halep Stephens please?

[@ValentinG23]

2023 Jelena looks like she ate 2017 Jelena 😂😂😂

[@farshadhakimi3679]

Fine

[@vojtasjedyny]

Those ridiculous screams and howling ruin the show for me. Such behaviour should be forbidden, it makes tennis match a joke.

[@joemarshall4226]

Sabotage tennis. When you see a player enter the zone, like Jelena did here, you've got to slow them down. JUNK. them. If you watch again, you might notice that Jelena was hitting winners off Simona's well-struck balls. If Simona hit a relatively attackable ball, Jelena didn't put it away, but if Simona hit a sold drive tot he baseline, Jelena pounded it into a corner...even on the run. That means she was using Simona's pace, and was IN THE ZONE. The ZONE doesn't last forever, so you have to make the opponent work when she's in their. I would have sliced, drooped, moon-balled, lobbed, brought her in....anything to get Jelena to hit something different than a groundstroke off a solid drive. I would have served underhanded once or twice to make her think about her service return. Maybe Simona did try those things on the points that are not shown, and it didn't work. I don't know. But it was a moonball that Simona hit in the 3rd set that forced an error to give Halep the 3-1 lead. Simona played some fabulous defense, and seemed like she never gave up....I'll give her that. Jelena needs a Plan B. She was very frustrated when Aga junked her to death a few years ago, after this, in a big match. To rely on this kind of power and precision is a difficult way to go. Adding some junk to her own game might help. Jelena is not very fast or very tall, so becoming a regular slam contender is not going to be likely, but a well-rounded game would improve her results, and lower her frustrations level.

[@lakhdarzaid3327]

How about the semi between djoko and fed isnt that a classic or should we wait years for that food for thoughts

[@ricclee8559]

From non biased opinion: We all knew that this trophy belonged to Simona Halep. But she really choked that second set. But that's tennis you can't give in easily, you lost a point, make sure you win the next 3-4 points. That's how you win, glad she redeemed herself inn '18 RG.

[@sternmarks1097]

She didnt choke at all bcuz ostapenko had atleast 7 times more winners than halep so dont try to discredit her performanc ok she raised her level a d halep couldnt handle it

[@machineofadream]

Halep was playing good defensive tennis, but Ostapenko fully dictated the match. I can't agree that it was Halep's trophy or even that she choked. She was just unable to control the points.

[@hermanfolalo165]

Sharapova vs. Pliskova please

[@hermanfolalo165]

Or sharapova vs. vekic

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Glad that Jelena won. Halep kills me with that damned groaning screech of hers. It's bush league bs. You won't hear hardly any sound at all from Swiatek. Just as it was with Navratilova, Graf, Evert, Henin.

[@AminiFonua]

I know it's trite to talk about women's outfits during such a historic match but you'd think that Adidas could've given one of the girls a different dress for the final....?

[@tennisvideos8514]

RG are you copying from AO ?

[@markuse3472]

Ostapenko plays very good. I believe she still does. I am not sure why she is a bit far away from the top ten. It's likely the other players have also picked up their own game and that would be why.

[@seanjenkins331]

The footwork and technique on Jelena's backhand is textbook. But her game is really reckless, she doesn't use strategy and doesn't play the percentages on big points. Honestly she just bashed her way to an improbable grand slam victory but her career has been plagued by her faults ever since. Her serve is TERRIBLE and hasn't improved

[@julrenharl]

Fortune favors the brave they say lols. But her tennis is indeed reckless.

[@w.ehouweling2873]

I think the green dress looks better on Halep

[@joshslabbaert2103]

RIP BYRON CALLEN

[@hevelen1771]

Es mejor tener cierta altura..cierto largo d pierna.de brazo y peso corporal

[@CG-ss2dy]

Unseeded ça veut dire?

[@couperunepoireendeux2396]

On traduit par "Non tête de série" en français. Dans le cas de Roland Garros, quelqu'un ne faisant pas partie des 32 joueuses participantes les mieux classées. Ostapenko était classée 47-ème mondiale au moment de gagner RG.

[@CG-ss2dy]

@@couperunepoireendeux2396 merci

[@marcelosoares429]

I dont like to remember that match

[@ceebee8042]

Now in 2021 she’s just lost in wasted negative emotion. She was about 15 pounds thinner then too and moved faster.

[@networth00]

It's probably because her dad died.

[@mikamoldovan9654]

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