Golden Gate Open at Stanford: Second seed Rakhimova makes quarter-finals
Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Robin Montgomery 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday night and will face Belarusian qualifier Iryna Shymanovich in the next round
Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the second seed, moved into the last eight of the Golden Gate Open at Stanford by beating American Robin Montgomery 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday night.
It was a spirited challenge by the world No 150, who ultimately was unable to capitalise on her chances to break Rakhimova’s serve, going down in a tight two-set affair.
Rakhimova, ranked No 80, will face Belarusian qualifier Iryna Shymanovich next.
In the previous round, the 21-year-old Russian won against wildcard Angelica Blake (7-5, 2-6, 6-1).
Montgomery, ranked No 150, defeated wildcard Coco Vandeweghe (6-3, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round.