Svitolina beats Govortsova and goes to the quarterfinals in Monterrey

The Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the essential favourite of the Monterrey Open and seventh of the WTA classification, beat the Belarusian Olga Govortsova on Thursday 6-3 and 6-4, to transfer to the quarterfinals of the Mexican match.

Svitolina traced a primary set in which he grew to become tied 3-3 in the video games, however his good service allowed him to conquer 21 factors, plus 5 break factors saved.

Govortsova solely acquired 14 factors from the serve and may solely convert a 'break level' earlier than the semifinalist of Wimbledon and Roland Garros in 2019.

The Belarusian balanced the recreation in the second set, bettering in the service to win 18 factors for 19 of the Ukrainian. As well as, Govortsova scored his second ace of the evening, but it surely was not sufficient to pass over the finest seed of the championship.

Now, Svitolina will face in the quarterfinals the shock of the Monterrey Open, the 17-year-old Canadian, Leylah Fernández, who on Wednesday unnoticed the American Sloane Stephens, third favourite to take the match performed in northern Mexico.

The British Johana Konta, second favourite to take the Monterrey Open, defeated German Tatjana Maria in the spherical of 16, ranked 61 in the WTA classification, 6-7 (4) and 3-6.

The primary set was difficult for Konta, quantity 16 of the WTA, who on Tuesday left Belgian Kim Clijsters out in the first spherical.

Maria acquired eight aces in the beginning quarter, however Konta took benefit and obtained factors in second likelihood with 12.

Maria additionally dominated the first set with 10 break factors saved for less than one in every of Konta.

Nonetheless, the factors earned when he had the service in the second set (Maria 23 by 15) and the eight factors obtained in the return of the service opened the door to Konta to get his second quarterfinals at the Monterrey Open.

Konta will play in the quarterfinals towards 18-year-old Russian lady Anastasia Potapova, No. 89 of the WTA, who beat Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (71) by 6-1, 6-7 (3) and 6-1.

Later, the Dutch Arantxa Rus (76) beat American Lauren Davis 7-5 and 6-0 (61).

Rus will face the Swedish Rebecca Peterson in quarters (45).