Top seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia had to battle in the second set before eliminating Switzerland’s Simona Waltert 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday in the Round of 16 at the Singapore Tennis Open.
Kalinskaya, ranked No. 18 in the world, converted 3 of 5 break-point opportunities and saved 4 of 5. Waltert, ranked 179th, had more aces (6-0) and more double faults (5-0).
Sixth-seed Camila Osorio of Colombia rallied from dropping the first set to defeat the Czech Republic’s Dominika Salkova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. American An Li ousted Russia’s Maria Timofeeva in straight sets, as did Thailand’s Mananchaya Swangkaew over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa.
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Third seed Maria Sakkari of Greece saved the only break point she faced in defeating Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-3, 6-2 in 77 minutes in the Round of 16 in Linz, Austria.
Sakkari, ranked No. 31 in the world, won 74.4 percent (29 of 39) of first-serve points, compared to 55 percent (22 of 40) for Tomova. Sakkari converted 3 of 7 break-point opportunities.
Other seeds winning in straight sets were No. 6 Anastasia Potapova of Russia, No. 7 Elina Avanesyan of Armenia and No. 8 Clara Tauson of Denmark. Russia’s Anna Blinkova ousted Austria’s Sinja Kraus 7-6 (3), 6-2 in one hour, 39 minutes in a clash of unseeded players.
–Field Level Media
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