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During the press conference following her win over Iga Swiatek in the US Open's round of 16, Jelena Ostapenko apologized to a Polish journalist who confessed he was sad because his compatriot left the Grand Slam. "I apologize, I'm a little upset because you ousted our champion," said the Polish journalist.
"I'm sorry," Ostapenko responded with a smile.
The journalist followed up by saying he now roots for Ostapenko because she's from Eastern Europe, just like Swiatek.
Related: US Open: Maverick Jelena Ostapenko makes her way past Iga Swiatek into last-8.
Swiatek is looking for answers to her bad game
After the loss, Iga Swiatek admitted that it was her fault for losing the match. "My mistakes were so huge, I had no idea why suddenly I couldn't return.
I'm a good returner. I was focusing on the same things as in the first set, and the same things overall, when my game is working. I don't know. I need to watch. Maybe this will give me some answers," Swiatek said, via Tennis Now.
"I'm just surprised that my level changed so drastically because usually when I play bad, I play bad at the beginning, then I kind of catch up or just problem solve.Iga: "I'm just surprised that my level changed so drastically because usually when I play bad, I play bad at the beginning, then I kind of catch up or just problem solve. This time it was totally the opposite." — TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) September 4, 2023
This time it was totally the opposite," Swiatek also said.