Ostrava Open: Rybakina books spot in quarter-finals, Kvitova next
Elena Rybakina edged out Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face Czech wildcard Petra Kvitova in the next round
Elena Rybakina, US Open 2022 | © Zuma / Panoramic
Kazakh Elena Rybakina edged out Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Ostrava Open at the Ostravar Aréna on Wednesday evening.
Rybakina, ranked No 26, will play Czech wildcard Petra Kvitova next.
In the previous round of the Ostrava, the Kazakh won against American Madison Keys (5-7, 6-3, 6-3). Sasnovich, ranked No 31, beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed (6-2, 6-2).
Ostrava WTA 500, other second-round results (Ostravar Aréna, hard, USD 757.900, most recent results first):
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Anett Kontaveit vs. Tereza Martincova
- Belinda Bencic vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Catherine McNally vs. Karolina Muchova
- Alycia Parks vs. Maria Sakkari
- Petra Kvitova beat Paula Badosa (2): 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Q): 7-5, 2-2 ret.
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