Qatar Open: Pegula saves and match point and books spot in quarter-finals
Jessica Pegula edged out Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the next round
Jessica Pegula, Doha 2023 – © Zuma / Panoramic
American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by edging out Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday.
Pegula, ranked No 4, will face the winner of the match between Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia next.
In the previous round of the Doha Open, Ostapenko, ranked No 14, won against American Madison Keys (7-5, 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
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia: wednesday
- Maria Sakkari (5) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova: 6-3, 6-2
- 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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