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Sakkari only needed half an hour to take the first set before
Kalinskaya retired due to illness. The 26-year-old is currently
ranked No. 7 in the world.
In the quarterfinals, Sakkari will meet former world No. 1
Simona Halep of Romania. The eighth seed defeated Russia's
Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 7-6 (4), prevailing after a tightly
contested tiebreak.
No. 9 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia smashed five aces and took
down German Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 6-4. She will face No. 2 seed
Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the quarters. Also, Marketa
Vondrousova of the Czech Republic defeated Lesia Tsurenko of
Ukraine 6-3, 6-3 in their second-round matchup.
Tenerife Ladies Open
Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu completed a lengthy comeback and
defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in 2 hours, 49
minutes Thursday in the second round at Tenerife, Spain.
Begu, who had seven aces and converted seven break points, fell
behind 3-1 in the third-set tiebreak before winning six of the
final seven points.
China's Saisai Zheng won the other three-setter in the Canary
Islands, a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4 triumph over Danish No. 7 seed
Clara Tauson. Zheng overcame Tauson in 2 hours, 48 minutes
despite Tauson winning 53 percent of the games and fending off
10 of 16 break points.
Begu and Zheng advanced to the quarterfinals, as did No. 4 seed
Camila Giorgi of Italy, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano of Colombia
and Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands.
--Field Level Media
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