Strasbourg Open: Kalinskaya stuns Pegula to reach quarter-finals
Anna Kalinskaya defeated Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday evening and will play American Danielle Collins in the next round
Anna Kalinskaya, 2023 | © AF / Panoramic
Russian Anna Kalinskaya advanced to the last eight of the Strasbourg Open by winning against American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg.
Kalinskaya, ranked No 30, will play American Danielle Collins next.
The Russian defeated American qualifier Caroline Dolehide (6-2, 4-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Strasbourg tournament.
Strasbourg WTA 500, other second-round results (Tennis Club de Strasbourg, clay, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):
- Danielle Collins beat Emma Raducanu (WC): 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Emma Navarro (2) beat Anna Blinkova (Q): 6-4, 6-1
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (9) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Liudmila Samsonova (8) beat Diane Parry (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Elena Rybakina (4) beat Xinyu Wang: 6-1, 6-3
- Paula Badosa (3) beat Marie Bouzkova (LL): 3-3 ret.
- Magda Linette beat Rebecca Sramkova: 6-4, 6-3
