The Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovawinner in 2018, left the contest of Strasbourg without his first favorite, the Polish Magda Linetteby winning by 6-3 and 6-2 and reach the quarter finals.
The 31-year-old player from Samara, who is currently ranked 96th in the women’s rankings, showed that she has got the measure of the Polish woman she has always beaten. Pavlyuchenkova did not lose a set to Linette. Neither the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games nor the Billie Jean King Cup four seasons ago.
This time, it took the Russian an hour and a half to conduct the duel. A finalist at Roland Garros two years ago, he has amassed twelve titles, although the last was certainly in Strasbourg in 2018. The Russian will play in the quarterfinals against the American Lauren Davisseventh seed, needing three sets to defeat Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
The Ukrainian also thrived in the competition Elina Svitolinabenefited from the withdrawal of New Zealand Erin Routliffe and who will play against the Russian Varvara Grachevasixth favorite, executioner of the French Selena Janicejevic by 6-2 and 6-1.
Source: La Verdad
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