Tomljanovic beats Badosa to advance at Western & Southern Open
Ajla Tomljanovic ousted Paula Badosa 6-7(3), 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday night and will face Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the next round. A quarter-final spot will be on the line in that contest.
Ajla Tomljanovic Cropped
Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic upset Spaniard Paula Badosa, the No 3 seed, 6-7(3), 6-0, 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Western & Southern Open at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Thursday night.
Tomljanovic, ranked No 63, will play Russian Veronika Kudermetova next.
Ahead of her victory, the Australian edged out American qualifier Taylor Townsend (6-4, 3-6, 7-5).
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 2.527.250, most recent results first):
- Aryna Sabalenka (6) beat Anna Kalinskaya (Q): 6-3, 4-1 ret.
- Shelby Rogers vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Simona Halep
- Madison Keys beat Jelena Ostapenko (16): 6-4, 7-5
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Sloane Stephens (WC): 6-4, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina beat Garbine Muguruza (8): 6-3, 6-1
- Emma Raducanu (10) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-0, 6-2
- Elise Mertens beat Karolina Pliskova (14): 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Jessica Pegula (7) beat Marta Kostyuk: 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Alison Riske-Amritraj
- Shuai Zhang beat Ekaterina Alexandrova: 6-3, 6-4
- Ons Jabeur (5) beat Catherine McNally (WC): 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
- Petra Kvitova beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-2, 6-3
- Caroline Garcia (Q) beat Maria Sakkari (4): 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-1
- Anett Kontaveit (2) beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
