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Today’s draw sees the rekindling of a simmering feud in the women’s draw between Australa’s Ajla Tomljanovic and Latvian No.11 seed Jelena Ostapenko.

The feud stems from a clash at Wimbledon in 2021 when the two players exchanged words following a tense three-setter where Tomljanovic felt disrespected.

Despite the Australian downplaying the feud in the years that have followed, former Australian pro Casey Dellacqua says the clash will be in the back of Tomljanovic’s mind.

“Let’s put it this way: I think she’s going to want to win so bad,” she told Wide World of Sports’ The Morning Serve.

“When you’ve had a bit of a disagreement with a player of course it’s the back of your mind.”

Ostapenka is one of the women’s draw’s great villians, with her matches constantly highlighted by her histrionics on the court, and Dellacqua said that could prove to be dangerous for Tomljanovic.

“What Ajla needs to do is focus on process and think about what she does well because if she gets caught up too much in that (feud), Jelena Ostapenko is the type of player that if you get sucked into her antics it puts you off your game,” she said.

“She’s really got to hone in and focus on what she does well and then let Jelena Ostapenko do her thing.

“I think it’s just her (Ostapenko’s) personality. She’s even divisive with the Hawkeye system, I don’t know anyone that questions the Hawkeye as much as Ostapenko.

“She’s just got that fiery white line fever attitude and it’s served her well because she’s a grand slam champion.

“Tennis is a bit of a game of chess and you’ve got to put that out of your mind as an opponent.

“She’s going to question calls and argue with the umpire, but that is a part of her game style, it’s what she does, so as an opponent you do expect that when you play her.”

Tomljanovic and Ostapenko will be a part of the night session on day five, with their matche scheduled at John Cain Arena after 7pm AEDT.