Singapore Open: Birrell with gutsy win over Baptiste to make last eight

Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell moved into the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open by edging out American Hailey Baptiste 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5 at the Kallang Tennis Hub.

Birrell, ranked No 95, will face American Ann Li next.

Ahead of her victory, the Australian won against Russian Polina Kudermetova, the No 5 seed (6-3, 6-2).

Baptiste, ranked No 93, beat Mexican Renata Zarazua (2-6, 6-0, 6-3) in the previous round of the Singapore Open 2025.

Singapore WTA 250, other second-round results (Kallang Tennis Hub, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Olivia Gadecki vs. Jil Teichmann
• Maya Joint vs. Xinyu Wang
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elise Mertens
• Ann Li beat Maria Timofeeva (LL): 6-3, 6-2
• Anna Kalinskaya (1) beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q) beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-4, 6-4
• Camila Osorio (6) beat Dominika Salkova (Q): 3-6, 6-2, 6-4