"Even grand slam champions can still do stuff this terrible" - Tennis fans amazed by Jelena Ostapenko's 'see-it-to-believe-it double fault' at Korea Open

Jelena Ostapenko hit a highly unusual double fault during her 2022 Korea Open match, leaving those watching quite stunned. During her Round of 16 match against Anastasia Gasanova, the 2017 French Open champion smashed a second serve that went haywire, to say the least.Ostapenko completely lost direction on her second serve while serving in the third set, smashing it way off the service box on the opposite side of the court, and Ostapenko herself was shocked. The incident occurred at an important stage of the game and the match, with the Latvian serving at 3-2, 30-30 in the deciding set.Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.59677Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCThe unusual double fault drew a wide range of reactions from tennis fans, who did not mince their words in their assessment of the shot.&quot;Genuinely love that even grand slam champions can still do stuff this terrible,&quot; one fan wrote on Twitter.Megabrow@megabrow12Genuinely love that even grand slam champions can still do stuff this terrible… twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.177Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCGenuinely love that even grand slam champions can still do stuff this terrible… twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Big Tennis Fan@loveforforehandThis is just too funny twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.59677Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCThis is just too funny 😂😂 twitter.com/sushil26/statu…&quot;Haven’t done that since I was 12,&quot; another fan wrote on Twitter.Harassment Savior@savedharassment@sushil26 Haven’t done that since I was 124@sushil26 Haven’t done that since I was 12Here are a few more reactions from tennis fans to Jelena Ostapenko's serve gone wrong during the ongoing Korea Open:Mohaib@mohaib75At least it was still in the singles court twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.59677Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCAt least it was still in the singles court😂😂 twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Peter 💙🇺🇦@thaiguy84Where… did that land? twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.577Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCWhere… did that land? twitter.com/sushil26/statu…ellie@WTANlGHTMAREi thought i couldnt love this woman more than i do but now i love her even more like- twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.477Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCi thought i couldnt love this woman more than i do but now i love her even more like- twitter.com/sushil26/statu…V@vanistratorShe's just thinking ahead. On the next point she served to the other box. #Ostapenko twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.177Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCShe's just thinking ahead. On the next point she served to the other box. #Ostapenko twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Amy Lundy Dahl@AmyLundyDahl“Stars… They’re just like us” twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.776Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmC“Stars… They’re just like us” twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Monroe@Pmonroe_13Sis was like “ was that necessary “ twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Medvedev's abs 🐙🥨@sushil26Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move.176Serving masterclass by Penko. The opponent was too stunned to move. https://t.co/7eAYKphHmCSis was like “ was that necessary “ twitter.com/sushil26/statu…Jelena Ostapenko went on to win a thrilling Round of 16 match against Gasanova, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. She then won her quarterfinal match, 6-2, 6-1, against Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva to set up a semifinal clash against Emma Raducanu.Jelena Ostapenko's 2022 season so farJelena Ostapenko in action at the 2022 US Open.Jelena Ostapenko lost in the third round of the Australian Open at the start of her 2022 season. Soon after, she made her first semifinal of the year at the St. Petersburg Open. The 25-year-old clinched her maiden title of the season at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February, defeating the likes of Iga Swiatek, Petra Kvitova, and Simona Halep en route to the title. She then reached another semifinal at the Qatar Open the following week.The World No. 19 experienced a lean patch soon after, making it past the Round of 64 in just one of the next six tournaments. She then made the final on the grasscourts of the Eastbourne International shortly before Wimbledon, losing to Kvitova in the final. Ostapenko lost in the 4th round at Wimbledon.During the American hardcourt swing, Ostapenko lost in the second round of both the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open, and in her opening match at the US Open.She will now aim to continue her newfound momentum and translate a semifinal appearance at the Korea Open into her second title of the season and 6th career title on the WTA tour.

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