Charleston Open: Kenin upsets Kasatkina to make last eight
The American will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 14 seed, in the next round
Sofia Kenin |
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American Sofia Kenin reached the quarter-finals of the Charleston Open by winning against Australian Daria Kasatkina, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Thursday.
Kenin, ranked No 44 and a former Australian Open champion, will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 14 seed, next.
Ahead of her win today, the American defeated Bernarda Pera (6-3, 6-4) and Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 17 seed (6-0, 6-3).
Kasatkina, ranked No 12 and playing for the first time under the Australian flag, beat American wildcard Lauren Davis (6-1, 6-1) in the previous round of the tournament.
Charleston WTA 500, other round of 16 results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 1,064,510):
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Madison Keys (2): 6-2, 6-4
- Qinwen Zheng (3) beat Elise Mertens (13): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Jessica Pegula (1) beat Ajla Tomljanovic: 6-3, 6-2
- Danielle Collins (7) beat Jelena Ostapenko (11): 7-5, 6-3
- Emma Navarro (4) beat Ashlyn Krueger (15): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (9) beat Diana Shnaider (6): 6-2, 6-1
- Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Yulia Putintseva (10): 6-4, 6-4
