Eastbourne International: Martic moves into quarter-finals as Haddad Maia retires in second set
Petra Martic benefited from the withdrawal of Beatriz Haddad Maia and will play the winner of the match between Chinese qualifier Xiyu Wang and American Madison Keys in the next round
Petra Martic (CRO), APRIL 30, 2023 – Tennis : Petra Martic celebrate after take the point during singles round of 32 match against Anna Kalinskaya on the WTA 1000 tournaments Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Croat lucky loser Petra Martic moved into the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International when Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 8 seed, retired on Wednesday at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
Martic, ranked No 30, led 6-4, 3-2 when Haddad Maia, ranked No 13, pulled out at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
The Croat will face the winner of the match between Chinese qualifier Xiyu Wang and American Madison Keys next.
Petra Martic defeated wildcard Katie Boulter (6-4, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, the Brazilian edged out Czech Marie Bouzkova (3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)).
Eastbourne WTA 500, other last 16 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Ana Bogdan vs. Caroline Garcia
- Camila Giorgi vs. Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Harriet Dart
- Jodie Burrage vs. Coco Gauff
- Jessica Pegula vs. Camila Osorio
- Xiyu Wang vs. Madison Keys
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Karolina Pliskova: wednesday
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