Collins holds off Raducanu to reach quarters in Strasbourg
Danielle Collins defeated Emma Raducanu 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, and Russian Anna Kalinskaya in the next round
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American Danielle Collins held off wildcard entry Emma Raducanu 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the last eight of the Strasbourg Open at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg on Wednesday afternoon.
Collins, ranked No 46, will face the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, and Russian Anna Kalinskaya next.
In the previous round of the Strasbourg tournament, the American defeated Sofia Kenin (6-1, 1-6, 6-2).
Raducanu, ranked No 43, won against Australian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed (6-1, 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):
- Jessica Pegula vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- 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
