The two-hour, 10-minute victory was Kasatkina's
opening match in the Azalea Group, one of four three-player
groups competing in the round-robin event. Kasatkina can reach
the semifinals with a win on Thursday against No. 11 seed Magda
Linette of Poland.
No. 9 Caroline Garcia of France knocked out No. 2 Madison Keys
in the Camellia Group with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) triumph, snapping a
four-match losing streak to the American. Keys fired 12 aces,
but Garcia saved both break points she faced.
No. 7 Qinwen Zheng of China began play in the Orchid Group with
a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 win over No. 10 Donna Vekic of Croatia in
nearly three hours.
--Field Level Media
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