Charleston Open: Alexandrova sets up Bencic rematch in quarters

The Russian is tied with Bencic at 3-3 in their head-to-head

Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2022 Ostrava Open Image Credit: AI/Reuters/Panoramic

Tennis Majors

April 6, 2023

Credit One Charleston Open •Round of 16 • completed

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J. GrabhervsE. Alexandrova

Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 7 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Charleston Open by defeating Austrian Julia Grabher 6-4, 6-2 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Thursday.

Alexandrova, ranked No 17, will face Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 4 seed, in a rematch of the semi-final last year which the Swiss woman won en route to winning the title.

Into the quarterfinals!

Ekaterina Alexandrova books her spot in the last 8 of the Credit One Charleston Open for the second consecutive year with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Julia Grabher.

Rematch of last year's semifinal against Bencic upcoming!

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— WTARussians (@WTArussians) April 7, 2023

The pair are tied at 3-3 in their head-to-head and Alexandrova won their most recent encounter, last month in Miami in straight sets.

The Russian won against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (6-1, 6-3) in the previous round of the Charleston tournament.

Grabher, ranked No 89, won against Chinese Shuai Zhang, the No 10 seed (6-4, 1-6, 6-3) and American qualifier Sachia Vickery (6-1, 6-2) earlier in the week.

Charleston WTA 500, other round of 16 results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)