Follow usThe Russian world number eight beat Switzerland's Jil Teichmann
Top seed Daria Kasatkina battled back to defeat Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open.
The Russian world number eight was broken twice in the first set, losing 6-0 in 30 minutes. But then quickly took control of the match, winning the next two sets after losing only two games.
Kasatkina meets Chinese Qinwen Zheng, who beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 7-6(10) 6-1, in the next round.
Second seed Belinda Bencic progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-4 7-5. The Swiss will meet American veteran Shelby Rogers for a place in the semi-finals.
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