On a subsequent changeover, she pointed the spectator out to tournament officials, requesting his removal if the behavior continued.
“If these people continue again,” Ostapenko was heard saying as she identified the offender to on-court personnel, “out. … If it’s again, he’s out. If one more time, out.”
The 2017 Roland Garros champion found the spark she needed from there to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. She won seven of the last eight games, and six straight from 5-1 down, to finish the match in straight sets and level her all-time head-to-head record against Eala. The Filipina previously defeated Ostapenko during her breakthrough run to the Miami Open semifinals in 2025.
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