Wimbledon: Keys beats Kostyuk in straight sets, through to last 16
Madison Keys beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday evening. She’ll play the winner of the match between No 22 seed Anastasia Potapova and qualifier Mirra Andreeva in the next round
American Madison Keys, the No 25 seed, reached the last 16 of Wimbledon by beating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-1 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Saturday evening.
Keys, ranked No 18, will face the winner of the match between No 22 seed Anastasia Potapova and qualifier Mirra Andreeva next.
Earlier in the tournament, the American won against wildcard Sonay Kartal (6-0, 6-3) and Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic (7-5, 6-3).
Kostyuk, ranked No 36, defeated Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 8 seed (0-6, 7-5, 6-2) and Spaniard Paula Badosa (6-2, 1-0 ret.) in the previous rounds of The Championships.
London (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16.077.000, most recent results first):
- Katie Boulter vs. Elena Rybakina
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Ons Jabeur vs. Bianca Andreescu: saturday
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 6-3
- Petra Kvitova (9) beat Natalija Stevanovic (Q): 6-3, 7-5
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (21) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-0, 6-4
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (13) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-2, 6-2
- Marie Bouzkova (32) beat Caroline Garcia (5): 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Petra Martic (30): 6-2, 7-5
- Elina Svitolina (WC) beat Sofia Kenin (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Belinda Bencic (14) beat Magda Linette (23): 6-3, 6-1
- Jessica Pegula (4) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-4, 6-0
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Donna Vekic (20): 6-1, 7-5
- Victoria Azarenka (19) beat Daria Kasatkina (11): 6-2, 6-4
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Ana Bogdan: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (18)