Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: Sabalenka beats Friedsam, Pliskova fights her way again
Aryna Sabalenka qualified for the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix thanks to a two-set win over the German Anna-Lena Friedsam.Karolina Pliskova also stands in this. However, the Czech had to work a lot harder for her success.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Apr 22, 2021, 03:56 pm
Aryna Sabalenka is still in top form at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart: After her clear opening success over Shuai Zhang, in which the 22-year-old only played four games, the world number seven finished the second round of the German Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4 and 6: 2 from. In the quarter-finals, number five of the tournament will face Anett Kontaveit.
Karolina Pliskova is also in the last eight. The world number nine, who already needed three sets against Tamara Korpatsch in the first round, defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6: 7 (7), 6: 4 and 6: 3. The Czech now faces world number one Ashleigh Barty, who defeated Laura Siegemund in two sets on Wednesday .
Here the single tableau in Stuttgart
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