Washington Open: Anisimova upsets Pavlyuchenkova to reach quarters
Amanda Anisimova edged out Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will face the winner of the match between American Caroline Dolehide and Russian Daria Kasatkina, the second seed, in the next round
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American qualifier Amanda Anisimova edged out Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No 7 seed, 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Washington Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Anisimova, ranked No 176, will face the winner of the match between American Caroline Dolehide and Russian Daria Kasatkina, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the Washington tournament, the 22-year-old American beat Sloane Stephens (6-3, 7-5).
Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 33, edged out American Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) in the first round of the Washington tournament.
Washington WTA 500, other second-round results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Paula Badosa vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Taylor Townsend
- Ons Jabeur vs. Robin Montgomery
- Yafan Wang vs. Victoria Azarenka
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Emma Raducanu vs. Peyton Stearns
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