Ostapenko falls to Kontaveit at Australian Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko is out of the Australian Open, beaten 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 by Anett Kontaveit in the third round at Melbourne Park.
Ostapenko won six out of seven games after an injury timeout following the first set to have her left thigh strapped.
In the third set, Kontaveit broke Ostapenko's service in the seventh game, held and then broke again in the ninth to end the match.
It continued Ostapenko's poor start to the season since hiring a new coach, Australian David Taylor. She lost in the first round at tournaments in Shenzhen and Sydney.
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