Ostrava Open: Alexandrova makes quarter-finals
Ekaterina Alexandrova won against Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 7-6 (1) on Thursday evening and will face Czech wildcard Tereza Martincova in the next round
Ekaterina Alexandrova moved into the quarter-finals of the Ostrava Open by winning against No 5 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 7-6 (1) at the Ostravar Aréna on Thursday evening.
Alexandrova, ranked No 21, will play Czech wildcard Tereza Martincova next.
Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Ostrava, Kasatkina, ranked No 11, defeated Emma Raducanu (7-5, 6-4).
Ostrava WTA 500, other second-round results (Ostravar Aréna, hard, USD 757.900, most recent results first):
- Tereza Martincova beat Anett Kontaveit (3): 7-6 (3), 1-0 ret.
- Catherine McNally (Q) beat Karolina Muchova (WC): 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
- Belinda Bencic vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Alycia Parks (Q) beat Maria Sakkari (4): 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5
- Petra Kvitova (WC) beat Paula Badosa (2): 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Q): 7-5, 2-2 ret.
