Charleston Open: Kalinskaya beats Cornet in three-hour plus marathon to set up Azarenka clash

Russian Anna Kalinskaya won a marathon three-hour 12-minute marathon over Frenchwoman Alize Cornet to advance to the last 16 of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Kalinskaya, ranked No 70, won 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 and will face Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 6 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Charleston tournament, the Russian beat Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 11 seed (7-6 (6), 6-4).

Cornet, ranked No 64 in the world, had won against American wildcard Fiona Crawley (6-0, 6-2) earlier in the week.

Charleston WTA 500, other second-round matches (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)

• 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
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Bernarda Pera
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Madison Keys
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Madison Brengle vs. Daria Kasatkina
• Julia Grabher vs. Sachia Vickery
• Diana Shnaider vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Paula Badosa vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Ons Jabeur

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