WTA: Vesnina protects Ostapenko:”There was talk in the locker room”.

French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko is in deep crisis. Moreover, the young Latvian woman is not exactly popular with her colleagues. The experienced Russian Elena Vesnina has taken care of “OstaPENGko”.

The other day in Doha, Mihaela Buzarnescu just couldn’t control herself. The Romanian woman twittered a photo of her standing in front of a billboard. On it was Jelena Ostapenko, the French Open winner, in XXL format. And Buzarnescu unmistakably lowered her thumb. Should mean as much as:”Ostapenko, go home!” Shortly before, the world rankings-38. sixth place in the Khalifa International Tennis Complex’s ranking gave the team another bitter 1:6,3:6 bankruptcy.

Buzarnescu proved to be a bad winner in Qatar. When the distasteful image spread on the net and caused indignation, the 29-year-old immediately deleted it from her account. However, she will probably not have changed her opinion about Ostapenko (20). And if you believe the rumours, then the Roland Garros champion of 2017 is not particularly popular with other female colleagues either. She is said to be disrespectful and arrogant.

“There was sometimes talk in the locker room. Just at the beginning Jelena had such problems. Elena Vesnina explained in an interview with”Sport Radio 360° “and added:” Of course she is very self-confident and doesn’t fear anyone…”. The Russian, who is ranked 24th in the WTA ranking, has made it her task to act as a kind of “mentor” for Ostapenko in matters of behavior.

“I was straightforward from the start and I said things to her face. I give her advice on what not to say or do,”said Vesnina, who at the age of 31 knows the peculiarities of the professional tour and its protagonists inside out. And if you believe the 2016 semi-finalist from Wimbledon, the Latvian has already changed a bit:”She sees a lot. Jelena is a smart girl,”emphasized Vesnina, who is responsible for OstapenK. O.’s final low blow for the time being.

The Russian defeated the reigning Parisian winner last week in Dubai’s 16th round (6-1,7-6). The crisis in Ostapenko continues to escalate just a few months before the Bois de Boulogne’s goal of defending her title: the power player from Riga, known as “OstaPENGko” because of her clout and who on average beat her forehand harder at the French Open 2017 than Briton Andy Murray, won the current season.

Vesnina believes in a great future for the world’s sixth-strongest East Apenko:”She is a great player. We’ll see many, many more matches of her. And Jelena will win many more tournaments. She just has the game.”