Charleston Open: Kalinskaya beats Cornet in three-hour plus marathon to set up Azarenka clash
The Russian defeated French veteran Alize Cornet 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 on Tuesday
Anna Kalinskaya, 2022 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Russian Anna Kalinskaya won a marathon three-hour 12-minute marathon over Frenchwoman Alize Cornet to advance to the last 16 of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Kalinskaya, ranked No 70, won 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 and will face Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Charleston tournament, the Russian beat Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 11 seed (7-6 (6), 6-4).
Cornet, ranked No 64 in the world, had won against American wildcard Fiona Crawley (6-0, 6-2) earlier in the week.
Charleston WTA 500, other second-round matches (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)
- Belinda Bencic vs. Katherine Sebov
- Catherine McNally vs. Shelby Rogers
- Magda Linette vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Sofia Kenin vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
- Jessica Pegula vs. Anna Blinkova
- Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Caroline Dolehide
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Bernarda Pera
- Hailey Baptiste vs. Madison Keys
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Madison Brengle vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Julia Grabher vs. Sachia Vickery
- Diana Shnaider vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Paula Badosa vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Ons Jabeur
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