Charleston Open: Alexandrova upsets Shnaider to reach last eight
The Russian will face China’s Qinwen Zheng, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Ekaterina Alexandrova 2024 © Action Plus / Panoramic
No 9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova won against No 6 seed Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1 to move into the quarter-finals of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Thursday.
Alexandrova, ranked No 26, will play Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 3 seed, next.
Alexandrova beat American Ann Li (6-3, 6-0) ahead of her win today.
In the previous round of the tournament, Shnaider, ranked No 14, won against Polina Kudermetova (6-3, 6-2).
Charleston WTA 500, other round of 16 matches (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Yulia Putintseva (10): 6-4, 6-4
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Sofia Kenin
- Anna Kalinskaya vs. Madison Keys
- Jessica Pegula vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Danielle Collins
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Emma Navarro
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