Guadalajara Open Akron: Kenin advances to quarter-finals

American Sofia Kenin won against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 6 seed, 6-4, 7-5 to move into the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open Akron on Wednesday evening.

The American gets her fifth top-20 win of the season and she has now won seven of her last eight matches.

She improves to 2-2 lifetime against Ostapenko, notching the win in one hour and 44 minutes.

The 24-year-old American saved four of five break points and won 23 of 35 points against Ostapenko’s second serve. She broke for 2-1 in the opening set and never looked back. In the second set the 2020 Australian Open champion rallied from 3-0 down, then converted her fifth break point of the 11th game to break for 6-5 in the second.

She saved a break point, and converted her third match point to finish off the match in the next game.

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Kenin, ranked No 53, will play the winner of the match between American Emma Navarro and Canadian Leylah Fernandez next.

Kenin hit 19 winners against three unforced errors; Ostapenko hit 36 winners and 25 unforced errors.

The American defeated Canadian qualifier Carol Zhao (6-4, 6-3) and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 12 seed (6-2, 7-6 (5)) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous round, Ostapenko, ranked No 16, won against Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk (6-2, 6-3).