Italian Open: Kerber reaches last 16, faces top seed Swiatek

Angelique Kerber won against Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Saturday afternoon. She’ll face Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, in the next round

Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber in Stuttgart in 2023 (Imago/Panoramic)
Internazionali BNL d'Italia •Third round • completed
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German Angelique Kerber advanced to the last 16 of the Italian Open by winning against Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the Foro Italico in Roma on Saturday.

Kerber, ranked No 331, will face Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 36-year-old German beat American Lauren Davis (6-1, 6-0) and Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 17 seed (6-3, 6-0).

Sasnovich, ranked No 113, defeated Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-2, 7-6 (6)) and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 14 seed (6-0, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.

Roma WTA 1000, other 32 results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 5.509.771, most recent results first):

  • Dayana Yastremska vs. Aryna Sabalenka
  • Elina Svitolina vs. Anna Kalinskaya
  • Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Jelena Ostapenko
  • Sofia Kenin vs. Rebecca Sramkova
  • Elise Mertens vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
  • Danielle Collins vs. Caroline Garcia
  • Victoria Azarenka vs. Mayar Sherif
  • Maria Sakkari vs. Anhelina Kalinina
  • Coco Gauff vs. Jaqueline Cristian
  • Sorana Cirstea vs. Marketa Vondrousova
  • Linda Noskova vs. Qinwen Zheng
  • Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Madison Keys
  • Daria Kasatkina vs. Naomi Osaka: saturday
  • Paula Badosa beat Diana Shnaider: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
  • Iga Swiatek beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 6-4

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