PARIS — With the unbridled joy of a child reaching heights she never has, and the go-for-it strokes of someone too bold to know better, Jelena Ostapenko beat Caroline Wozniacki, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, at the French Open on a rainy Tuesday to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Ostapenko, an unseeded 19-year-old from Latvia, sent shots toward the lines and put them right where she wanted often enough to deliver 38 winners — 32 more than the defensive-minded Wozniacki, a former No. 1 and a two-time runner-up at majors.
“I knew I had to be aggressive all match,” the 47th-ranked Ostapenko said.