Stuttgart Open: Rybakina edges Kudermetova to make quarters

Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, edged out Russian Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at the Porsche-Arena on Thursday.

Rybakina, ranked No 4, will face the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 7 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Kudermetova, ranked No 19, edged out Barbora Krejcikova (5-7, 6-4, 6-4).

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“A Swiatek and Sabalenka or Rybakina does not want to play against somebody like Osaka” – Schett

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“If Rybakina is going to continue like this, maybe new world No 1 for sure” – Kalinina

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Stuttgart WTA 500, other second-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, USD 802.237, most recent results first):

• Qinwen Zheng vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Emma Raducanu vs. Linda Noskova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Elise Mertens
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Ons Jabeur: thursday
• Marketa Vondrousova (6) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-6 (5), 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Paula Badosa: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-3 ret.
• Coco Gauff (3) beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 7-5