Ostapenko’s Flaming Backhand: How One Latvian is Redrawing Global Power Lines, One Topspin Winner at a Time
Jeļena Ostapenko, the Latvian with a backhand that could slice through NATO red tape, is once again reminding the world that small nations occasionally produce very large explosions. While diplomats in Brussels rehearse the same stale talking points about “regional security architecture,” Ostapenko is out on Court Philippe Chatrier detonating tennis balls like a one-woman…