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Swiatek has yet to win a WTA tournament on
grass, and she hasn't made it past the Round of 16 on the grass
courts in London. In the next round, she will face Switzerland's
Jil Teichmann, who beat American Claire Liu in three sets.
Other seeded players to advance were No. 4 Mayar Sherif of
Egypt, a three-sets winner over German Anna-Lena Friedsam; No. 5
Bianca Andreescu of Canada, who eliminated Great Britain's Sonay
Kartal, also in three sets; and No. 8 Varvara Gracheva of
Russia, who topped Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets.
Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic ousted No. 7 Elisabetta
Cocciaretto of Italy, 6-3, 6-4.
Rothesay International
It was a split decision for the American women in Eastbourne,
England, with Madison Keys victorious and Shelby Rogers and
Lauren Davis eliminated in first-round action.
Keys was a 7-6 (4), 6-4 winner over Tereza Martincova, a lucky
loser who got a spot in the main draw when fellow Czech Linda
Fruhvirtova withdrew. Qualifier Camila Osorio of Colombia
toppled Rogers 6-4, 6-4, and local favorite Jodie Burrage of
Great Britain got past Davis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Also moving on was No. 9 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia, who
beat Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-1. Next, she will face
former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, the
champion in Eastbourne in 2017 and 2019.
Pliskova was tied 1-1 and up 3-0 in the third set when Elise
Mertens of Belgium retired with a left hip injury.
--Field Level Media
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