Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Rogers reaches last eight
Shelby Rogers benefited from the abandonment of Anett Kontaveit (4-6, 6-3, 4-1) on Wednesday.
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American qualifier Shelby Rogers reached the last eight of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open when Estonian Anett Kontaveit, the No 7 seed, retired on Wednesday evening.
Rogers, ranked No 46, led 4-6, 6-3, 4-1 when Kontaveit, ranked No 18, pulled out.
The American will play Swiss Belinda Bencic, the second seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, Shelby Rogers defeated Canadian qualifier Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1). The Estonian edged out Chinese Shuai Zhang (4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4).
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