Iga Swiatek had to use resources to earn her ticket to the WTA Premier 1000 quarterfinals in Cincinnati. The world number one came back to beat China’s Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-1 and 6-1 and play a pass in Friday’s semifinals against Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
Kazakh Elena Rybakina suffered a worse fateretired due to injury against Italian Jasmine Paolini, and Jessica Pegularecent champion in Montreal.
Pegula fell 6-4, 6-0 against Czech Marie Bouzkova, world number 35.
Greek María Sakkari, number 8 in the ranking, was also eliminated, beaten 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3 by Czech Karolina Muchovanumber 17 in the world.
WTA Premier 1000 Cincinnati
round of 16
Iga Swiatek def. Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Markéta Vondrousová def. Sloane Stephens 7-5, 6-3
Jasmine Paolini def. Elena Rybakina 4-6, 5-2 (DNF)
Cori Gauff def. Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-0
Karolina Muchova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Marie Bouzkova def. Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-0
Ons Jabeur def. Donna Vekic 5-2 (Def)
Aryna Sabalenka def. Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-3
Source: La Verdad
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