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Rybakina & Gauff Advance at Stuttgart Open
17 Apr
Summary
- Top seeds Rybakina and Gauff reached the quarter-finals.
- Andreeva will face Wimbledon champion Swiatek next.
- Matches were played on clay courts in Stuttgart.
Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff, the top two seeds at the Stuttgart Open, have successfully advanced to the quarter-finals. Rybakina, the Australian Open champion, defeated Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 in a clinical performance. World number three Coco Gauff also secured her spot, overcoming Liudmila Samsonova with a 7-5, 6-1 victory after an initial challenge.
Mirra Andreeva has earned a quarter-final match against Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek. Andreeva achieved this by defeating Alycia Parks 7-6(3), 6-3. This win marks Andreeva's sixth consecutive clay-court match victory this year, following her recent Linz Open title. Swiatek, aiming for her fifth French Open title, previously won her match against Laura Siegemund.
Both Rybakina and Gauff expressed mixed feelings about playing on clay, a surface they find both enjoyable and challenging. This marks their first matches on clay this season. Andreeva, who has a 2-1 head-to-head record against Swiatek on hardcourts, anticipates their upcoming clay-court encounter with excitement.
