Markéta Vondroušová in the archive picture.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
In the quarterfinals, Vondroušová will face the sixteenth player in the world, Anastasia Pavljučenková from Russia. So far, she has competed with the winner of the 2014 tournament once and beat her in two sets three weeks ago in Chicago.
It was in Chicago that Vondroušová made it to the semifinals for the last time, but she did not enter it due to illness. In total, the 35th player in the world has three semi-finals in the current season.
Sakkari will be among the elite
Maria Sakkari was the first Greek tennis player to qualify for the Champions Tournament. She secured her participation by advancing to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Moscow. There are three vacancies left in singles for the final event of the season, which will take place from November 8 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
In addition to the Czechs Barbora Krejčíková and Karolína Plíšková, certain Wimbledon champions Ashleigh Bartyová and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenková are taking part. The semifinalist of the US Open Sakkari was assured of today’s victory over the Russian Anna Kalinska, who gave up the duel at 2: 6 and 0: 1.
Points will only be collected this week and next. At the moment, Polka Iga Šwiateková and the Spaniards Garbina Muguruzaová and Paula Badosa are still in the promotion eight.
| MOSCOW (hard surface): |
| Women ($ 565,530 grant): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Vondroušová (CZE) – Curenkova (UKR) 6: 3, 6: 3 |
| Halepová (8-ROU) – Kuděrmětovová (RUS) 6: 1, 7: 6 (7: 4). |
| Men (grant $ 779,515): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Mannarino (Fr.) – Rubljov (1-Rus.) 5:7, 7:6 (7:4), 6:3 |
| Karacev (2-RUS) – Gerasimov (BEL) 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| SImon (Fr.) – McDonald (USA) 6:3, 6:2 |
| ANTWERP (hard surface, subsidy 584 125 euros): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Fucsovics (HUN) – Bautista (4-Sp.) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3, 6: 1 |
| Harris (7-JAR) – Struff (DEU) 6: 2, 6: 3 |
| Schwartzman (2-Arg.) – Murray (Brit.) 6:4, 7:6 (8:6) |
| Nakashima (USA) – Laaksonen (Switzerland) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3 |
| TENERIFE (hard surface, $ 235,238 grant): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Giorgio (4-It.) – Koviničová (Č. Hora) 6: 1, 6: 2 |
| Cheng Sayai (China) – Tauson (7-DEN) 7: 6 (7: 4), 2: 6, 6: 4 |
| Beguova (ROU) – Vekicova (HRV) 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 4) |
| Rusová (Niz.) – Minnenová (Belg.) 6: 1, 6: 2 |
| Osoriová (COL) – Šarífová (Eg.) 6: 4, 6: 2. |
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