Brisbane Open: Potapova makes quarter-finals; to meet Rybakina
Anastasia Potapova edged out Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4 on Thursday
Anastasia Potapova (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
No 11 seed Anastasia Potapova moved into the quarter-finals of the WTA Brisbane International with an upset win over No 6 seed Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4 at the Queensland Tennis Center on Thursday.
Potapova, ranked No 28, will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the second seed, next with a semi-final spot on the line.
Ahead of her win today, Potapova had defeated Australian wildcard Daria Saville (6-4, 3-6, 6-4). Kudermetova, ranked No 16, defeated Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-2, 6-3) earlier in the week.
Queensland Tennis Center WTA 500, other round of 16 results (USD 1,736,763):
- Elena Rybakina beat Elise Mertens (13): 6-1, 6-0
- Mirra Andreeva beat Arina Rodionova (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Magda Linette (9): 6-4, 6-2
- Jelena Ostapenko (3) beat Karolina Pliskova (16): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
- Linda Noskova beat Julia Riera (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Victoria Azarenka (8) beat Clara Burel: 7-5, 6-2
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Lin Zhu
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