Maria Sakkari and Daria Kasatkina both kept their hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals alive by reaching the last 16 in Guadalajara.
World No. 6 Sakkari beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-4 to temporarily move into the last qualifying spot above Veronika Kudermetova, who plays her first match of the tournament against Donna Vekic on Wednesday.
Ad Kasatkina remains seventh in the standings after easing past Zhu Lin 6-1 6-2. WTA GuadalajaraBencic battles past Fernandez in thriller to keep WTA Finals dream aliveA DAY AGO There are 13 players currently in contention for the final five spots at the season-ending WTA Finals in Texas.
Only Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula have qualified. «As much as I was trying to push away the thought of the Finals, to trick myself, I cannot,» Kasatkina told WTA Insider. «I just have to accept this pressure and face it the way I can.