Cincinnati Open: Veronika Kudermetova moves into quarter-finals
Veronika Kudermetova beat Magda Linette 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday and will face French qualifier Varvara Gracheva next
Veronika Kudermetova in Cincinnati | © Claude Cabit / Psnewz
Russian Veronika Kudermetova won against Pole Magda Linette, the No 31 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Thursday.
Kudermetova and Linette battled for an hour, 37 minutes, with the former securing four breaks to cross the finish line.
Kudermetova, ranked No 42, will play French qualifier Varvara Gracheva next.
The Russian defeated Dane Clara Tauson, the No 16 seed (3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4), Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 17 seed (6-4, 7-6) and Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens (6-1, 6-3) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Linette, ranked No 34, beat American Jessica Pegula, the No 4 seed (7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3) and Slovak Rebecca Sramkova (7-6 (4), 6-0).
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):
- Varvara Gracheva beat Ella Seidel (Q): 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Jasmine Paolini (7) beat Barbora Krejcikova: 6-1, 6-2
- Coco Gauff (2) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-2, 6-4
- Anna Kalinskaya (28) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (12): 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 6-1, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina (9) beat Madison Keys (6): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2
- Iga Swiatek (3) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-4, 6-3
