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Raducanu reaches Stuttgart quarterfinals, Swiatek awaits

Posted April 21, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Britain's Emma Raducanu returns a ball to Germany's Tamara Korpatsch during the WTA tour women's singles, round of 16 in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday April 21, 2022. (Christian Kaspar-Bartke/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu defeated Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against top-ranked Iga Swiatek.

It will be the 19-year-old Raducanu's first match against a top 10 opponent.

Raducanu, who won at Flushing Meadows as a 150th-ranked qualifier last year, could break into the top 10 herself if she wins the Stuttgart title in what is her first professional tournament on clay. She's currently ranked 12th.

Earlier, second-seeded Paula Badosa defeated Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4) and will face Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals. Jabeur defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-3.

Third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated Canada's Bianca Andreescu 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 and will face Anett Kontaveit or Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Fouth-seeded Maria Sakkari retired against Laura Siegemund as the German was leading 6-4, 3-1. Siegemund next plays Russian player Liudmila Samsonova, who defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4.

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Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates during the WTA tour women's singles, round of 16 against Germany's Tamara Korpatsch in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday April 21, 2022. (Christian Kaspar-Bartke/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

Britain's Emma Raducanu serves a ball to Germany's Tamara Korpatsch during the WTA tour women's singles, round of 16 in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday April 21, 2022. (Christian Kaspar-Bartke/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka returns a ball to Canada's Bianca Andreescu during their WTA tennis match, in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Christian Kaspar-Bartke/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

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