Osaka sent packing by Swiss wildcard Teichmann at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI: Wildcard Jil Teichmann of Switzerland scored the biggest win of her career on Friday (IST) at the Western & Southern Open here, knocking out last years finalist and No.2 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan from a set down, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Up next for Teichmann for a place in the biggest semifinal of her career will be her compatriot, No.10 seed Belinda Bencic, who advanced to the quarterfinals when Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic retired due to injury trailing 7-5, 2-1. No.9 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated No.8 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. The clash was a rematch of this season's Dubai final, where 2017 Cincinnati champion Muguruza defeated Krejcikova, then ranked outside of the top-50, in straight sets.

Krejcikova will next have a quarterfinal meeting with world No.1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia, after the top seed cruised past defending champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-0, 6-2.

Germany's Angelique Kerber overcame Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Kerber had lost a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 thriller to Ostapenko in the third round of Rome in May, and a similar treat was promised to the Cincinnati fans when both players played their hearts out, racking up winner after winner in the opening stages.IANS

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