Vondrousova withdraws from Indian Wells for personal reasons, handing Kostyuk spot in last 16
Marta Kostyuk benefited from the forfeit of Marketa Vondrousova on Sunday night. She’ll play the winner of the match between Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 12 seed, and Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No 22 seed, in the next round
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 31 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Indian Wells after No 7 seed Marketa Vondrousova withdrew before the match at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday night.
Vondrousova cited personal reasons are the explanation for her withdrawal.
Kostyuk, ranked No 32, will play the winner of the match between Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 12 seed, and Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No 22 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old Ukrainian won against Japanese qualifier Mai Hontama (6-4, 6-2).
Vondrousova, ranked No 7, defeated American qualifier Bernarda Pera (6-0, 6-2) in the previous round of the Indian Wells tournament.
Indian Wells WTA 1000, other third-round results (Indian Wells Tennis Garden, hard, USD 9.258.080, most recent results first):
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Caroline Wozniacki vs. Katie Volynets
- Emma Raducanu vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Elina Svitolina vs. Emma Navarro
- Caroline Garcia vs. Maria Sakkari
- Anna Blinkova vs. Diane Parry
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Coco Gauff
- Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
- Sloane Stephens vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Yue Yuan vs. Caroline Dolehide
- Angelique Kerber vs. Veronika Kudermetova: sunday
- Anastasia Potapova (28) beat Nadia Podoroska (LL): 6-1, 6-1
- Jasmine Paolini (13) beat Anna Kalinskaya (21): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Yulia Putintseva beat Madison Keys (18): 6-4, 6-1
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Linda Noskova (26): 6-4, 6-0
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