WTA roundup: Sloane Stephens squeezes into Guadalajara quarterfinals
SLOANE Stephens advanced to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open by eking out a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) win over fifth-seeded Janice Tjen of Indonesia on Tuesday in Mexico.
Sloane Stephens advanced to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open after defeating fifth-seeded Janice Tjen of Indonesia 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Tuesday. Despite failing to save break points and hitting only two aces, Stephens won the second set tiebreaker and ultimately secured the match. Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, will next face Peyton Stearns, who upset fourth-seeded Diane Parry of France 6-2, 7-5.
Other results of the day included Sara Bejlek of the Czech Republic defeating Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-3, and Cristina Bucsa of Spain eliminating Panna Udvardy 6-4, 6-4. In Sao Paulo, ninth-seeded Darja Semenistaja of Latvia earned a first-round win, defeating Japan's Hayu Kinoshita 7-5, 6-4. The tournament has seen other notable victories, including Armenia's Elina Avanesyan defeating Argentina's Julia Riera, Serbia's Teodora Kostovic downing Brazil's Victoria Luiza Barros, and Argentina's Nadia Podoroska beating Italy's Lucrezia Stefanini.
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