Ostapenko downs Stosur at China Open

French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko has ended Samantha Stosur’s China Open campaign with a straight-sets second-round win in Beijing.

In a fluctuating affair, Ostapenko dropped serve four times but broke Stosur on seven occasions to eliminate the Australian 6-3 7-5 in one hour and 48 minutes.

Victory secured the Latvian a spot at the eight-player WTA Championships in Singapore later this month.

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