Jabeur withdraws from Washington Open, handing Montgomery quarter-final berth

American wildcard Robin Montgomery moved into the quarter-finals of the Washington Open after Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 4 seed, withdrew before the match at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on Thursday night.

Jabeur issued a statement to the tournament on Thursday evening, saying:

“Regrettably, I must withdraw from the Mubadala Citi DC Open due to a shoulder injury I have recently sustained.

“After consulting with my doctor, it has been determined that participating will aggravate my condition.”

Montgomery, ranked No 131, will play the winner of the match between Marie Bouzkova and American Taylor Townsend next.

The 19-year-old American beat Shelby Rogers (7-5, 6-3) in the previous round of the Washington tournament.

Washington WTA 500, other second-round results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Marie Bouzkova vs. Taylor Townsend: thursday
• Paula Badosa (WC) beat Liudmila Samsonova (3): 6-2 ret.
• Victoria Azarenka (6) beat Yafan Wang: 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Caroline Dolehide beat Daria Kasatkina (2): 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Kamilla Rakhimova (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
• Emma Raducanu (WC) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Amanda Anisimova (Q) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4