Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Jelena Ostapenko Preview & Prediction | 2026 Abu Dhabi Open | First Round
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Oksana Selekhmeteva meets Jelena Ostapenko in Abu Dhabi.
Ranking points: WTA 500
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Venue: Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Tennis Channel
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Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Jelena Ostapenko prediction
Jelena Ostapenko will seek to banish her Australian Open woes in Abu Dhabi.
The Latvian was upset in the second round of the year’s first major after ending a six-match losing run in her opener in Melbourne.
There are few players as streaky as the former French Open champion, who can completely upstage the very best but also fall to players way below her in the rankings.
Indeed, the world number 24 endured a three-match losing sequence against a trio outside the top 100 at the end of last season, all of which were ranked below her opponent here.
World number 101 Oksana Selekhmeteva was flawless in qualifying and took down Paula Badosa prior to falling to Jessica Pegula in the third round in Australia.
It means Russian is in better form than Ostapenko and clearly happy to mix it some of the bigger names in the game.
If Jelena fires she could rampage through this in straight sets, but given she is prone to spells where she can’t find the island, there may be value in looking at this going three rather than just opting for the Latvian to win.
Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Jelena Ostapenko tip: Over 2.5 sets
