Carla Suarez beats Kanepi at Australian Open, eases into 4th round
Friday - January 19, 2018 6:12 pm ,
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Carla Suarez beats Kanepi at Australian Open, eases into 4th round
Melbourne Jan 19 (IANS) Spain s Carla Suarez on Friday continued her Australian Open run defeating Estonia s Kaia Kanepi 3-6 6-1 6-3 in the third round.
It took the World No.40 an hour and 43 minutes to claim her third consecutive win at Melbourne Park this year becoming the last Spaniard to continue competing in the Australian Open Women s Singles reports Efe.
The 29-year-old who reached the quarter-finals twice in 2009 and 2016 is due to next play either Latvia s Jelena Ostapenko reigning French Open champion or Estonia s Anett Kontaveit.
Belgium s Elise Mertens overwhelmed France s Alize Cornet 7-5 6-4 in two hours and one minute to qualify for the round of 16.
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