Upper Austria Ladies
Muchova confident, Switolina eliminated
The number one seed Karolina Muchova remains at the Upper Austria Ladies in Linz. The Czech had no problems in her round of 16 appearance on Thursday, defeating Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6:2, 6:3 and will now face Russia's Anastasija Potapowa.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Her compatriot Anna Blinkova provided the biggest surprise so far. The Russian knocked the tournament number two, Elina Svitolina from Ukraine, out of the competition 6:4, 6:4.
Svitolina, who had only recently lost to eventual winner Madison Keys in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open, experienced an unpleasant premiere for her. Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Svitolina has had a 9-0 record against Russian players, which is no longer unblemished. Against the world number 83, a weak 53 percent first serve rate was her undoing on Thursday.
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