American wild card Sofia Kenin reached the quarter-finals of the Hobart tournament, winning two sets to one (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) against Russian Anna Blinkova at Hobart’s Domain Tennis Center, Wednesday morning.
Kenin, 81st in the world at the WTA, will face the winner of the upcoming match between Australian wild card Maya Joint and Poland’s Magda Linette, seeded No. 4 in the quarter-finals of the Tasmanian tournament.
The American won against New Zealander Lulu Sun, seeded No. 5 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3), before her qualification on Wednesday against Blinkova, 75th WTA player in the world.
The Russian tennis player had dismissed the American Bernarda Pera (7-5, 6-4).
-The other second round matches in Hobart (WTA 250, Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 275,094, results displayed from newest to oldest):
- Renata Zarazua – Elise Mertens: scheduled for Wednesday
- Amanda Anisimova – Anna Bondar: scheduled for Wednesday
- Camila Osorio – Veronika Kudermetova: scheduled for Wednesday
- Dayana Yastremska – Ann Li: Merchandise programme
- Greet Minnen – Elina Avanesyan: scheduled for Wednesday
- Maya Joint – Magda Linette: scheduled for Wednesday
- McCartney Kessler – Maria Lourdes Carle (Q) : 6-2, 6-2
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