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Sevastova reaches fourth round of Australian Open
BC, Riga, 21.01.2019.Print version
Latvia's highest-ranked tennis player Anastasija Sevastova reached the fourth round of the Australian
Open for the second time in her career after she defeated China's Wang Quiang
6-3, 6-3 in the third round on Saturday, writes LETA.
As reported, Sevastova is ranked 12th in the WTA rankings,
while Quiang is 21st.
Sevastova has earned 240 WTA ranking points for reaching the
tournament's round of 16. She last reached the tournament's fourth round in
2011.
In the next round, Sevastova will face Naomi Osaka, No. 4 in
WTA rankings, who beat Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in the third round.