UKRAINIAN 12TH SEED Marta Kostyuk booked her place in a maiden Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday, continuing her excellent run of form with a straight-sets win over qualifier Ashlyn Krueger.
Kostyuk, who enjoyed her best performance at a Grand Slam by reaching the French Open semi-finals last month, overturned a 4-2 deficit in the second set to win 6-4, 6-4.
She will next face either Filipina rising star Alexandra Eala or former finalist Jasmine Paolini of Italy for a last-four place.
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Meanwhile, Belgium’s Elise Mertens reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Czech 21st seed Marie Bouzkova on Monday.
Mertens, seeded 25th, followed her shock third round win over second seed Elena Rybakina with another commanding performance at the grass-court Grand Slam.
She is finally into the last eight at the All England Club at the ninth attempt.
The 30-year-old’s only Grand Slam semi-final appearance came at the 2018 Australian Open.
Mertens, a two-time Wimbledon doubles winner, faces Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova or 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the quarter-finals.
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Ukraine's Kostyuk and Elise Mertens into their first Wimbledon quarter-finals
UKRAINIAN 12TH SEED Marta Kostyuk booked her place in a maiden Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday, continuing her excellent run of form with a straight-sets win over qualifier Ashlyn Krueger.
Kostyuk, who enjoyed her best performance at a Grand Slam by reaching the French Open semi-finals last month, overturned a 4-2 deficit in the second set to win 6-4, 6-4.
She will next face either Filipina rising star Alexandra Eala or former finalist Jasmine Paolini of Italy for a last-four place.
Meanwhile, Belgium’s Elise Mertens reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Czech 21st seed Marie Bouzkova on Monday.
Mertens, seeded 25th, followed her shock third round win over second seed Elena Rybakina with another commanding performance at the grass-court Grand Slam.
She is finally into the last eight at the All England Club at the ninth attempt.
The 30-year-old’s only Grand Slam semi-final appearance came at the 2018 Australian Open.
Mertens, a two-time Wimbledon doubles winner, faces Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova or 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the quarter-finals.
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