Stuttgart Open: Mertens reaches quarter-finals
Elise Mertens defeated Diana Shnaider 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, and Russian Anastasia Potapova in the next round
Elise Mertens in Stuttgart (Zuma/PSNewz)
Belgian Elise Mertens beat Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the last eight of the Stuttgart Open at the Porsche-Arena on Wednesday.
Mertens, ranked No 29, will play the winner of the match between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, and Russian Anastasia Potapova next.
The Belgian won against Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7-6 (3), 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Shnaider, ranked No 13, defeated qualifier Veronika Kudermetova (5-7, 6-2, 6-3).
Stuttgart WTA 500, other second-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Emma Navarro vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Coco Gauff vs. Ella Seidel
- Magdalena Frech vs. Jessica Pegula
- Jule Niemeier vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Iga Swiatek (2) beat Jana Fett (Q): 6-2, 6-2
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