Hamburg European Open: Anett Kontaveit advances to quarterfinals in victory over Rebecca Peterson
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Top-seeded Anett Kontaveit advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rebecca Peterson, while Andrey Rublev started with a victory in the men's draw.
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Tennis: WTA Tour, Singles, Women, Quarterfinals, Kontaveit (Estonia) - Petkovic (Germany). Anett Kontaveit hits a forehand. She won the match. (Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Kontaveit, ranked second in the world, broke Peterson's serve five times in their second-round match. The Estonian will take on Andrea Petkovic for a spot in the semifinals.
It will be only Kontaveit's second appearance in a quarterfinal match since February after her season was disrupted by a coronavirus infection in the spring.
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Tennis: WTA Tour, Singles, Women, Quarterfinals, Kontaveit (Estonia) - Petkovic (Germany). Anett Kontaveit hits a forehand. She won the match. (Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Fourth-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich won 6-3, 6-2 against Aleksandra Krunic to set up a quarterfinal meeting with seventh-seeded Maryna Zanevska.
Rublev hit 12 aces in a 6-3, 6-4 first-round win over Ricardas Berankis. It was Rublev’s first match in Hamburg since winning the 2020 Hamburg Open. The eighth-ranked Russian next plays Francisco Cerundolo.
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Tennis: WTA Tour, Singles, Women, Quarterfinals, Kontaveit (Estonia) - Petkovic (Germany). Anett Kontaveit hits a backhand. She won the match. (Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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