Martincova reaches Ostrava quarter-finals after Kontaveit second-set retirement
Tereza Martincova benefited from the abandonment of Anett Kontaveit (7-6 (3), 1-0) on Thursday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Ekaterina Alexandrova and No 5 seed Daria Kasatkina in the next round
Czech wildcard Tereza Martincova advanced to the quarter-finals of the Ostrava Open when Estonian Anett Kontaveit, the No 3 seed, retired at the Ostravar Aréna on Thursday.
Martincova, ranked No 78, led 7-6 (3), 1-0 when Kontaveit, ranked No 3, pulled out on Thursday evening at the Ostravar Aréna.
The Czech will face the winner of the match between Ekaterina Alexandrova and No 5 seed Daria Kasatkina next.
In the previous round of the Ostrava, Tereza Martincova defeated Swiss Jil Teichmann (7-6 (1), 7-6 (5)).
Ostrava WTA 500, other second-round results:
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Catherine McNally (Q) beat Karolina Muchova (WC): 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
- Belinda Bencic vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Alycia Parks (Q) beat Maria Sakkari (4): 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5
- Petra Kvitova (WC) beat Paula Badosa (2): 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Q): 7-5, 2-2 ret.
People in this post
More tennis news
September 8, 2002: Pete Sampras goes out on a high with US Open title
One win from world No. 1: Rybakina overpowers Osaka to reach her first US Open quarterfinal
Zheng erases 0-5 for the second match running and knocks Swiatek out of the US Open
Andreeva recovers to reach her first US Open quarterfinal as Potapova is hurt in the third
September 7, 1953: The day Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly became the first woman to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam
