WTA roundup: No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova ousted in Hamburg
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 [July 22, 2022] Anastasia
Potapova of Russia cruised past third seed Barbora Krejcikova of the
Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the
Hamburg European Open in Germany.
Potapova will have another tall task in the next round in the form
of No. 1 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. Kontaveit led her
quarterfinal match 6-0, 2-0 when eighth-seeded opponent Andrea
Petkovic of Germany retired with an undisclosed injury.
In the other half of the bracket, No. 7 seed Maryna Zanevska of
Belgium will square off with unseeded American Bernarda Pera in the
other semifinal. Zanevska took down fourth seed Aliaksandra
Sasnovich of Belarus 6-4, 7-5 Thursday by serving six aces and going
7-for-7 in break points converted.
Pera defeated the Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-1.
Palermo Ladies Open
Diane Parry of France upset No. 2 seed Yulia Putintseva of
Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals in Italy.
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Parry's compatriot, fifth seed Caroline Garcia,
recovered from a bagel in the first set to defeat Italy's Elisabetta
Cocciaretto 0-6, 6-3, 6-4. Garcia served five aces and saved six of
nine break points.
Come the quarterfinals, Garcia will face an Italian opponent for the
second straight round. Lucia Bronzetti defeated Russia's Elina
Avanesyan 6-1, 6-3, and is one of two Italians left standing in the
tournament.
No. 8 seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz eliminated Julia
Grabher of Austria 6-2, 6-4.
--Field Level Media
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