Tennis in the Land: Alexandrova knocks out Sasnovich in two to make last eight
Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (2), 6-3 and will play Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang in the next round
Alexandrova at Madrid Open, 2023 Imago / Panoramic
Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 4 seed, won against Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.
Alexandrova, ranked No 22, will play Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang next.
Ahead of her victory, the Russian beat Romanian Patricia Maria Tig (6-1, 6-4).
Sasnovich, ranked No 68, edged out American Emma Navarro (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) in the previous round.
Cleveland WTA 250, other last-16 results (Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank, hard, USD 271.363, most recent results first):
- Sloane Stephens vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Tatjana Maria
- Leylah Fernandez (WC) beat Clara Tauson (LL): 6-0 ret.
- Caroline Garcia (1) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Xinyu Wang beat Jasmine Paolini (11): 6-4, 6-3
- Lin Zhu beat Julia Grabher: 6-4, 6-1
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