00:03Sorana Costea finding herself in the latter stage of her career, flourishing to begin the year.
00:10Yelena Ostapenko, a major champion on this surface, champion of Roland Garros,
00:15and she had a rough start to 2026, but she's back in fine form once again in Rome.
00:21Picture with them both directions after Quintos.
00:24Would you like to choose, hats or tails?
00:26Tails.
00:28Tails has been called.
00:32Heads.
00:33And serve.
00:34Mm-hmm.
00:35And stay.
00:36Picture, please.
00:39Held at love to start.
00:47First things first, we said she served well.
00:49Yes, she did.
00:50She won 92% of her first serve.
00:59And Serana Costea making quick work for the opening set.
01:02No problems at all with Yelena Ostapenko in their eighth meeting.
01:05Costea has won three at the last four.
01:07Four, 26 minutes to take six of seven games.
01:11They're trying to stay on Ostapenko from the very start of the second.
01:21And that's very telling right there.
01:45The final line finish.
01:50Yeah, just crossing over rolling away.
01:52Also, thank you as your second home
02:09We need your body
02:28And asked a panko as mentioned she can eat up quickly. She was minus eight in the opening frame
02:42And back-to-back holds for the first time and asked a panko once again
02:57Oh
03:03That was a good choice from Ostapenko
03:15That's great she got a little bit further behind the baseline but repositioned
03:33That's a panko
04:00Oh
04:01Kudos to Krista
04:02And Krista
04:22And she pitches a shutout when it matters most
04:26Sarana Krista
04:27Down a break twice in the second set pulls off a straight set win
04:33That's four out of five against elena ostapenko after dropping her first three and for the 36 year old elation
04:41in the eternal city
04:48The rejuvenated romanian continues her tore and tear through the start of 2026 as she dismisses ostapenko for her 25th
04:57win on the year
04:58Welcome to your first room semi-finals
05:01Un applauso glielo facciamo
05:07We can say that age is just a number but as you told me yesterday experience counts so much in
05:14this sport so with your experience how much are you enjoying this deep run here in roma
05:20Yes I always said there is no expiration date for ambition and dreams and
05:26I think everyone can see that I absolutely love this sport I have so much passion for it and for
05:31me to be to play here and be in semi-finally in roma it's it's absolutely amazing and again I'm
05:38so grateful to the sport and
05:40I'm just really really enjoying my my week in rome so far
05:58You have beaten three very powerful players
06:03ostapenko noskova and of course sabalenka so what's your key to you know deactivate their powerful game
06:11Yes absolutely I think today Elena she's a very tough opponent very tricky she doesn't give you any rhythm so
06:18I knew that if I want to win today I have to be aggressive but again at this level you
06:23have to have everything you need to be able to
06:25play aggressive defend run serve return it doesn't really work without any of this so
06:32again very very happy to be in semi-final and I just hope I can keep going
06:38Obviously she wants to continue her career how can she be able to disinnescate the game of strong players like
06:45ostapenko
06:46Well, certainly with aggressiveness but at this level you have to do everything right, respond, serve, run for the field
06:52and she is doing well
06:54Can I ask you just some words in Italian? Thank you very much, hello to everyone, whatever you want
07:00Thank you very much, thank you, thank you!
07:02I speak Spanish, thank you very much, I speak Spanish, and thank you all
07:09Thank you very much, thank you and see you tomorrow
07:11I'm going to get you guys.
07:12You're amazing!
07:14I'm going to get you guys.
07:15I'm going to get you guys.
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