Australia’s Arina Rodionova advances to her second WTA-level singles quarterfinal – and her first since July 2017.
Hua Hin, Thailand, 1 February 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Hua Hin, Thailand
Arina Rodionova has continued her successful run on the Thailand Open, transferring into the singles quarterfinals after scoring a three-set victory towards China’s Zhuoxuan Bai.
The 34-year-old Australian completed strongly to attain a 3-6 6-1 6-0 victory towards the world No.90 on the WTA 250 match.
“I simply stopped considering a lot, which is best in each sport,” Rodionova stated on how she bounced again from dropping the opening set.
“I’m fairly completely satisfied. I simply relaxed and was going for it and issues had been going my approach within the second after which I acquired on a little bit of roll within the third.”
It’s Rodionova’s fourth top-100 win of the season (and her second this week). This equals essentially the most she has ever recorded in a single calendar yr.
This propels the world No.101 into her second profession WTA singles quarterfinal – and her first since July 2017.
“I’m excited,” Rodionova stated about her upcoming quarterfinal showdown with the second seed and defending champion Zhu Lin.
“The final couple of years, I haven’t performed after which I used to be coming again and simply enjoying decrease tournaments all around the world.
“I’m simply completely satisfied to be right here.”
Rodionova is now projected to interrupt into the world’s prime 100 in singles subsequent week, making her the oldest participant to attain this feat.
She can be having fun with success in doubles this week alongside China’s Yuan Yue, progressing to her first WTA-level semifinal since April 2021.
“I’ve been enjoying singles someday, doubles the following so it’s been okay,” Rodionova stated of managing the workload in Hua Hin’s humid situations.
“Tomorrow is likely to be a bit powerful as I’ve two matches, but it surely’s an excellent downside to have. I’d slightly that than that I used to be on my strategy to my subsequent match, so I’ll take it.”
Rodionova is a former doubles champion on the match, scooping the 2020 title alongside Storm Hunter.
Aussies in motion – Hua Hin
RESULTS
Girls’s singles, second spherical
Arina Rodionova (AUS) d Bai Zhuoxuan (CHN) 3-6 6-1 6-0
COMING UP
Girls’s singles, quarterfinals
Arina Rodionova (AUS) v [2] Zhu Lin (CHN)
Girls’s doubles, semifinals
Arina Rodionova (AUS)/Yuan Yue (CHN) v [1] Miyu Kato (JPN)/Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)
Linz, Austria
Ellen Perez and her American associate Nicole Melichar-Martinez have superior to the doubles semifinals at a WTA 500 match in Linz.
The highest-seeded duo survived a take a look at from Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sabrina Santamaria within the quarterfinals, managing to edge out a 3-6 7-6(3) [10-5] victory.
The all-Italian mixture of Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Martina Trevisan await within the semifinals.
This can be a welcome return to type for world No.11 Melichar-Martinez and world No.12 Perez, following two first-round exits through the Australian summer time.
Aussies in motion – Linz
RESULTS
Girls’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d Ekaterina Alexandrova/Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 3-6 7-6(3) [10-5]
COMING UP
Girls’s singles, semifinals
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)/Martina Trevisan (ITA)
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