Indian Wells: Pegula battles past Potapova to set up Kvitova clash in last 16
The American defeated Anastasia Potapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday
American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, edged out Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 26 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to move into the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Sunday.
Pegula, ranked No 3 in the world, will next face two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the No 15 seed, for a place in the quarter-finals.
In the previous round of the tournament, the American won against Italian Camila Giorgi (3-6, 6-1, 6-2).
Potapova, ranked No 28 in the world, had defeated Chinese Xiyu Wang (4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2) in the second round of the Indian Wells tournament.
Indian Wells WTA 1000, other third-round matches (Indian Wells Tennis Garden, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):
- Karolina Pliskova (17) beat Veronika Kudermetova (11): 6-1, 7-5
- Maria Sakkari (7) beat Anhelina Kalinina (27): 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Rebecca Peterson beat Jil Teichmann: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Elena Rybakina vs. Paula Badosa
- Martina Trevisan vs. Karolina Muchova
- Ons Jabeur vs. Marketa Vondrousova
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Caroline Garcia
- Bernarda Pera vs. Sorana Cirstea
- Emma Raducanu vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Iga Swiatek vs. Bianca Andreescu
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Petra Kvitova vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Xinyu Wang
- Coco Gauff vs. Linda Noskova