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Veronika Kudermetova defeated Sabalenka 6-2,
7-6 (2) while Ekaterina Alexandrova needed just 75 minutes to
dispatch Gauff, 6-4, 6-0. Kudermetova and Alexandrova will face
each other in the quarterfinals.
Kudermetova won 83.3 percent of her first serves en route to her
win. Gauff struggled with her serve, winning just 54.8 percent
of her first serves and 39.4 percent of her second.
Sixth-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece made quick work of Belarus'
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-1 to advance. Marketa Vondrousova
of the Czech Republic advanced when Germany's Jule Niemeier
retired in the second set, with Vondrousova leading 6-3, 6-5.
Rothesay Classic
Top seed Barbora Krejcikova defeated fellow Czech Tereza
Martincova 6-4, 6-4 in the second round at Birmingham, England.
Second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia rebounded with a 6-3,
5-7, 6-3 win over Venus Williams. Ostapenko was up a break in
the second set and had match point on Williams' serve, but she
lost that game and the next three that forced a third set.
No. 4 Anastasia Potapova of Russia rallied to defeat Caty
McNally 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0) to advance. No. 8 Sorana Cirstea of
Romania fell to Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Canadian Rebecca Marino also advanced in three sets.
--Field Level Media
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