Madrid Open: Kudermetova makes quarter-finals after final-set tiebreak against Kasatkina
Veronika Kudermetova edged out Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (2) on Monday and will face the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, and Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 18 seed, in the next round
Veronika Kudermetova | © Panoramic
No 12 seed Veronika Kudermetova edged out No 8 seed Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (2) to move into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Monday.
Kudermetova, ranked No 13, will play the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, and Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 18 seed, next.
Veronika Kudermetova won against Spanish qualifier Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) and No 21 seed Anastasia Potapova (7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Kasatkina, ranked No 8, defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6-4, 6-3) and Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (6-4, 6-2).
Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 7.652.174, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Jessica Pegula vs. Martina Trevisan
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Petra Martic
- Maria Sakkari (9) beat Paula Badosa (26): 6-4, 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Mirra Andreeva (WC): 6-3, 6-1
- Mayar Sherif beat Elise Mertens (24): 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (31) beat Liudmila Samsonova (14): 6-4, 6-4
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