WTA Abu Dhabi: Kasatkina books spot in last eight
Daria Kasatkina beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Romanian Sorana Cirstea and Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Daria Kasatkina at the 2024 Australian Open
Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 7 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by defeating American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 7-5 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City on Wednesday.
Kasatkina, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between Romanian Sorana Cirstea and Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of her win today, the Russian edged out French qualifier Diane Parry (6-4, 5-7, 6-4).
Krueger, ranked No 82, won against qualifier Bernarda Pera (6-2, 5-7, 6-3) in the previous round of the tournament.
Abu Dhabi WTA 500, other second-round matches (International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, hard, USD 922,573):
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Heather Watson
- Elena Rybakina vs. Danielle Collins
- Emma Raducanu vs. Ons Jabeur
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Maria Sakkari
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Magda Linette
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