Charleston Open: Pera reaches last 16
Bernarda Pera won against Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Bernarda Pera in Hamburg, 2022 – © Imago / Panoramic
American Bernarda Pera defeated Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Wednesday evening.
Pera, ranked No 38, will face Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the American won against Claire Liu (6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3).
Bucsa, ranked No 81, won against Czech Marie Bouzkova, the No 16 seed (7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1) in the previous round of the Charleston tournament.
Charleston WTA 500, other second-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- 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
- Hailey Baptiste vs. Madison Keys: wednesday
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (7) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-1, 6-3
- Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Caroline Dolehide: wednesday
- Daria Kasatkina beat Madison Brengle: 6-2, 6-1
- Julia Grabher beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Diana Shnaider beat Veronika Kudermetova (5): 6-4, 6-3
- Paula Badosa (12) beat Leylah Fernandez: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Ons Jabeur (2) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 6-3
- Victoria Azarenka (6) beat Sloane Stephens: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Alize Cornet: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2
