The qualifier’s remarkable run continued with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Diana Shnaider, after Mirra Andreeva outclassed Marta Kostyuk
First set: Kostyuk* 0-4 Andreeva (*denotes next server)
At 30-all, an unreturned serve gives Andreeva game point. A long rally plays out … Andreeva throws in a moon ball … and Kostyuk dismissively pulls off a winning drop shot! Deuce. Can Kostyuk finally get on the board? No, because Andreeva, on her second advantage, pummels a forehand deep to Kostyuk’s right, and Kostyuk can only frame the ball into the stands. This is turning into a very different story to Madrid.
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