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http://ift.tt/2rJqNnJ Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko reacts after winning her tennis match against Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open on June 6, 2017 in Paris. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko credited her passion for ballroom dancing for fuelling her breakthrough performance at the French Open. The 19-year-old became the first Latvian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday after stunning Danish 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. “I’m really happy I still can’t believe it,” said Ostapenko after going one step further than compatriot Anastasija Sevastova at last year’s US Open. “Of course, when I came here I didn’t expect I’m going to be in the semis, but I was playing better and better every match. So I think if I keep it up, I think anything can happen.” Ostapenko had never been beyond the third round at a major before arriving in Paris. She is the first teenager to make the last fo...

http://ift.tt/2rJqNnJ Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko reacts after winning her tennis match against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open on June 6, 2017 in Paris. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko credited her passion for ballroom dancing for fuelling her breakthrough performance at the French Open. The 19-year-old became the first Latvian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday after stunning Danish 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. “I’m really happy I still can’t believe it,” said Ostapenko after going one step further than compatriot Anastasija Sevastova at last year’s US Open. “Of course, when I came here I didn’t expect I’m going to be in the semis, but I was playing better and better every match. So I think if I keep it up, I think anything can happen.” Ostapenko had never been beyond the third round at a major before arriving in Paris. She is the first teenager to make the...