Madrid Open: Kudermetova makes quarter-finals after final-set tiebreak against Kasatkina

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