Eastbourne International: Kasatkina recovers from set down against Pliskova to make last eight
Daria Kasatkina defeated Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. She’ll play the winner of the match between Romanian qualifier Ana Bogdan and Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the second seed, in the next round
Russian Daria Kasatkina won against Czech Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
Kasatkina, ranked No 11, will face the winner of the match between Romanian qualifier Ana Bogdan and Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the second seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the Russian defeated Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (6-3, 6-1).
Pliskova, ranked No 18, benefited from the abandonment of Belgian Elise Mertens (6-7 (3), 6-3, 3-0) in the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament.
Eastbourne WTA 500, other last 16 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Ana Bogdan vs. Caroline Garcia
- Camila Giorgi vs. Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Harriet Dart
- Jodie Burrage vs. Coco Gauff
- Jessica Pegula vs. Camila Osorio
- Xiyu Wang vs. Madison Keys: wednesday
- Petra Martic (LL) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (8): 6-4, 3-2 ret.