Guadalajara Open: Azarenka advances to quarter-finals, Gauff next
Victoria Azarenka won against Madison Keys 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1 on Thursday night and will play American Coco Gauff, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Vika Azarenka, 2022 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka advanced to the last eight of the Guadalajara Open by beating American Madison Keys, the No 13 seed, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1 at the Centro Panamericano de Tenis on Thursday.
Azarenka, ranked No 37, will face American Coco Gauff, the No 5 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Belarusian won against Russian lucky loser Elina Avanesyan (6-4, 6-2) and Spaniard Paula Badosa, the top seed (6-2 ret.).
Keys, ranked No 15, won against Pole Magda Linette (6-3, 6-3) and Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (3-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Guadalajara WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Centro Panamericano de Tenis, hard, USD 2.527.250, most recent results first):
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Anna Kalinskaya: thursday in Guadalajara
- Danielle Collins vs. Maria Sakkari: thursday in Guadalajara
- Sloane Stephens vs. Caroline Garcia: thursday in Guadalajara
- Marie Bouzkova beat Liudmila Samsonova: 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Bianca Andreescu: 6-4, 6-4
- Veronika Kudermetova (8) beat Jelena Ostapenko (12): 6-4, 6-4
- Coco Gauff beat Martina Trevisan: 6-0, 6-3
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