Qatar Open: Haddad Maia moves into quarter-finals
Beatriz Haddad Maia won against Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-6 (7) on Wednesday evening and will play American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, in the next round
Beatriz Haddad Maia celebrates another victory in Toronto || AI / Reuters
Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia won against Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (7) to move into the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday evening.
Haddad Maia, ranked No 12, will face American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, next.
The Brazilian defeated Spaniard Paula Badosa (7-6 (6), 6-3) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Doha Open, Kasatkina, ranked No 8, won against Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino (7-6 (5), 6-2).
Doha WTA 500, other second-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Karolina Muchova vs. Caroline Garcia
- Iga Swiatek vs. Danielle Collins: wednesday
- Maria Sakkari (5) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova: 6-3, 6-2
- Jessica Pegula beat Jelena Ostapenko: 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
- Veronika Kudermetova (8) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-2, 7-5
- Coco Gauff (4) beat Petra Kvitova: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
- Belinda Bencic (7) beat Victoria Azarenka (WC): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
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