Ostapenko ejects a spectator from the US Open and returns to the marijuana case

Jelena Ostapenko earned her pass in the round of 16 of the US Open this Friday. The Latvian defeated American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a very even match that gave us a strange image midway through the third set.

The former Roland Garros champion was serving with 4-1 in his favour, when a spectator began to disturb him. “Suddenly he was serving, he screamed like a madman. And not one or two words, but two or three sentences in a row. Of course, the chair umpire told him to shut up. He made a move to stand up and leave, so I told him to do so.” he commented after the game in the press room.

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And boy did it. In the pictures you can see how Ostapenko makes feigned moves to show her the way, which he finished by putting his finger to his temple, wondering if the man was crazy. All this before the applause of the rest of the public, who also seemed fed up with his behavior.

Ostapenko’s press conference gave a lot of game, because in addition to talking about that incident, Latvian refers to the controversy initiated a few days ago by Maria Sakkari and Alexander Zverev, who complained a strong smell of marijuana reached track 17where Ostapenko-Pera was played.

“In grass, it’s normal. I smell it every game. No wonder other tennis players complained about itsaid an Ostapenko who will play this Sunday for a spot in the quarterfinals against number 1 and reigning champion, Iga Swiatek.