WTA roundup: Top seeds hold serve in Charleston
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[April 07, 2023]
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula of the U.S. beat Romanian 15th seed
Irina-Camelia Begu 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 as the top four seeds advanced to the
quarterfinals at the Credit One Charleston Open on Thursday in
Charleston, S.C.
Joining Pegula was No. 2 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the runner-up at
Charleston last year, who eased past Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 7-5. No. 3
seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia got past American Bernarda Pera 6-3, 7-6
(3), and reigning champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, the fourth
seed, rallied past American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. |
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Sixth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus
suffered the only upset of the afternoon schedule, as Russia's
Anna Kalinskaya prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (5). No. 7 Ekaterina
Alexandrova of Russia and No. 12 Paula Badosa of Spain also
advanced in straight sets. Badosa will meet Pegula in the
quarterfinals.
The nightcap saw ninth seed Madison Keys of the U.S., who won
this event in 2019, defeat eighth seed Magda Linette of Poland
6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
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Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia saved 10 of 15 break points and won
a pair of tiebreakers to squeak past Sweden's Mirjam Bjorklund
7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in second-round action in Bogota, Colombia.
Zidansek fell behind 2-1 in both tiebreakers before surging past
her opponent each time. She overcame five double faults and
broke Bjorklund's serve five times in 10 opportunities.
Zidansek will face American 21-year-old Peyton Stearns in the
quarterfinals after Stearns beat Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 6-1.
Stearns is searching for her first singles title on tour.
Italy's Nuria Brancaccio defeated Austria's Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-2
in 57 minutes, and No. 7 seed Sara Sorribes Tormo took care of
Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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