After one of the most unexpected runs to a Grand Slam title the sport has ever seen, Jelena Ostapenko says she is relaxed and confident coming into The Championships.

The 20-year-old from Latvia beat six higher-ranked players in succession on her way to the Roland Garros title in early June, including victory over world No.2 Simona Halep despite trailing by a set and 3-0 in the final.

The right-hander was ranked outside the top 70 in February but arrives in Wimbledon as the world No.14 and will open against world No.87 Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus.

The first big names she expects to encounter are the No.17 seed Madison Keys in the third round and No.4 seed Elina Svitolina in the last 16.

After a hero’s reception back home in Riga, Ostapenko took a short break before reaching the third round in Eastbourne this week where she lost in three sets to Johanna Konta.

“I had a lot of attention since winning the French,” Ostapenko said. “It was nice to come home. A lot of people met me. When I saw the red carpet out of the plane, I was a little bit nervous. I didn't really want to step out of the plane because there were so many people. But then I felt amazing. It felt so nice.”

The youngster used her big hitting to blow most of her opponents away en route to glory in the French capital and knows that if she can find some early form on the All England Club’s grass another run deep into a Grand Slam draw isn’t out of the question.

“I actually was feeling fine in Eastbourne, because I came a bit earlier to get ready for grass, then had a couple of good matches,” she said.

“I think if I play aggressive and I have my day, everything can happen. Because I play aggressive I win most of the points by myself. I can control the match.”

Walking through the club’s gates will rekindle some good memories for Ostapenko, who only three years ago achieved a junior grass-court double by winning the ITF Grade 1 title in nearby Roehampton and a week later being crowned Wimbledon girls’ singles champion.

“I think my best memories are when I won Junior Wimbledon, and the next year I got a wild card [into the main draw] and won my first match against Carla Suarez Navarro.”

And while some might assume Ostapenko will arrive burned by expectation, the reality is that she feels less pressure having already achieved so much at such a young age.

“Now I have the title, so I'm just going to play, maybe to not think about anything, just play and enjoy every match,” she said.

“[My coach] told me that on grass mostly the player who is playing more aggressive or trying to play aggressive from the first couple of shots is winning because it's grass and it's very hard to move.

“If you have a chance, you really have to play aggressive on this surface.”

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