American tennis players Amanda Anisimova and Iva Jovic cruised into the quarterfinals of the HSBC Championships in London. Anisimova, the No. 2 seed, defeated Germany’s Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-3 in just 66 minutes. Jovic, the No. 6 seed, also won easily, taking out Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-2, 6-2 in one hour, 17 minutes.
Other Matches
No. 3 seed Victoria Mboko of Canada retired due to a left knee injury, allowing Karolina Pliskova to advance. The round of 16 match between Croatia’s Donna Vekic and Czech Marie Bouzkova was postponed due to rain and darkness. In the Libema Open, unseeded Caty McNally rallied to upset fellow American Emma Navarro, the No. 4 seed, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4.
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