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Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart) Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland) WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES IN GOOD COMPANY QUALIFIED SUCCESS Iga Swiatek is the youngest player remaining in the Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan did not have a draw and only teenager at 19 years, 132 days old. The Grand Slam main draw win between them heading into next youngest player remaining is Sofia Kenin (21 years, the Roland Garros fortnight. 330 days) followed by Paula Badosa (22 years, 329 days) However, the duo have successfully cleared the opening This is Swiatek’s third time advancing to the R16 at a four hurdles to reach the quarterfinal stage, becoming the Slam (and first career QF appearance). Other players first qualifiers to go all the way to the quarterfinals recently to reach the R16 three times before their 20th since Yaroslava Shvedova in 2012: birthday includes: Belinda Bencic, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieska Radwanska, Nicole Vaidiso- Qualifier Round Year Result va, Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova. Yaroslava Shvedova QF 2012 l. Kvitova ¡VAMOS ARGENTINA! Carla Suárez Navarro QF 2008 l. Jankovic Petra Mandula QF 2001 l. Clijsters Nadia Podoroska is enjoying a year to remember. Hav- ing started the campaign ranked No.255, the 23-year-old Marta Marrero QF 2000 l. Martínez is now guaranteed to break into the Top 100 for the Barbara Schwartz QF 1999 l. Hingis first time after her run through qualifying to the quarter- finals. Miroslava Bendlova QF 1978 l. Simon Victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the third round Helga Masthoff QF 1978 l. Marsikova was the 41st win of a remarkable 2020 campaign (in- Katja Ebbinghaus QF 1972 l. Masthoff cluding Fed Cup, ITF Circuit and qualifying matches). Corinne Molesworth QF 1972 l. Goolagong With her victory over fellow surprise package Barbora Krejcikova she has become the first Argentinian wom- an to reach the last eight in Paris since Paola Suárez’s semifinal showing in 2004. AGE JUST A NUMBER There are 3 players who are 30+ years old who have ad- SURPRISE PACKAGE vanced to the fourth round: Laura Siegemund (32 years, 220 days), Zhang Shuai (31 years, 262 days) and Petra With Nadia Podoroska in the top half of the draw and Kvitova (30 years, 216 days). Laura Siegemund facing Paula Badosa in the bottom, Roland Garros is guaranteed at least one unseeded quar- The average age of the R16 players is 25.75 years. terfinalist for the ninth year in a row: Year Unseeded Quarterfinalist(s) NO TALL ORDER Nadia Podoroska, Laura Siegemund or Paula 2020 Badosa At 5’ 3’’ Martina Trevisan is certainly not the tallest player on tour. However, she is not the only player in this height 2019 Amanda Anisimova (SF), Marketa Vondrousova (R-UP) bracket enjoying themselves in Paris this fortnight. In 2018 Yulia Putintseva (QF) fact, six of the players remaining in the draw stand 5’ 7’’ or under - Fiona Ferro, Ons Jabeur, Sofia Kenin, Nadia 2017 Jelena Ostapenko (WON) Podoroska, Laura Siegemund and Trevisan. Kiki Bertens (SF), Yulia Putintseva (QF), Shelby Rogers 2016 (QF), Tsvetana Pironkova (QF) 2015 Alison Van Uytvanck (QF) 2014 Garbiñe Muguruza (QF) 2013 Svetlana Kuznetsova (QF) 2012 Yaroslava Shvedova (QF) MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM FIONA FERRO (FRA #49) vs. [4] SOFIA KENIN (USA #6) Head to Head: Kenin leads 1-0 2017 CHARLESTON CLAY O QUAL. SOFIA KENIN 7-5 6-2 FIONA FERRO SOFIA KENIN 49 WTA RANKING 6 48 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 2 12-03-1997 (23) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 14-11-1998 (21) $138,250 YTD PRIZE MONEY $3,326,962 $1,030,277 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $6,245,694 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1/ 2 2 / 5 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 4-5 5-2 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 11-3 / 32-34 21-8 / 90-52 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 4-0 / 11-9 8-3 / 34-22 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 8-6 8-6 / 25-16 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 8-0 / 21-13 3-1 / 8-10 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 3-2 2-0 / 4-3 0-0 / 0-1 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 3-7 0-0 / 0-2 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 8-14 2-0 / 3-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-4 / 15-25 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros R16 ROAD TO THE FOURTH ROUND FIONA FERRO (FRA #49) SOFIA KENIN (USA #6) R32: d. PATRICIA MARIA TIG (ROU #59) 7-6(7) 4-6 6-0 (2h48) R32: [Q] IRINA BARA (ROU #142) 6-2 6-0 (1h12) R64: d. ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZ #18) 6-3 4-6 6-2 (2h04) R64: d. ANA BOGDAN (ROU #93) 3-6 6-3 6-2 (1h51) R128: d. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #56) 7-6(4) 6-4 (1h53) R128: d.
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