Anything Is Possible! Tennis 2017 - French Open Women Champion

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French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko believes "anything is possible" with the all-out attacking style which brought her a first Grand Slam title.

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The Latvian, 20, hit 5 winners on her way to a "dream" 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Romanina's Simona Halep.

She said "I always had the possibility I could hit the ball earlly hard, "said Ostapenko. "If I have a chance to go for a shot, I'm trying."

She is the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933.

It was only her eight appearance at one of the four tennis majors, the fewest by a champion since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004.

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"Nobody taught me, it's just the way I play," said Ostapenko. "And also I think my character is like that. I want to really hit the ball."

Ostapenko beat Olympic champion Monica Puig, former finalist Sam Stosur, former number one Caroline Wozniacki and two-time semi-finalist Timea Bacsinszky on her way to the final.

But it was not until the closing moments of her win over third seed Halep, the 2014 runner-up, that the Latvian contemplated winning the title.

"I think I was up in the third set 5-3, then I realised I can win the match," she said. "Not before that. I was just taking it step by step."

Having earned a total of £1m in her professional career before Roland Garros, Ostapenko, who turned 20 on Thursday, will take home £1.65m for Saturday's victory.

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An inspiring victory and definitely one to watch for the future. Halep has a history of choking at the final for some reason.

It's also going to he interesting to see how Serena comes back from her maternity break...if she decides to.

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