Johanna Konta to face Simona Halep in Cincinnati
Saturday 19 August 2017 06:42, UK
Johanna Konta will play world number two Simona Halop in the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open after advancing past Dominika Cibulkova.
The British number one beat Cibulkova of Slovakia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, in their third round match to set up a rematch of this year's Wimbledon quarter-final, which Konta won in three sets.
Halep booked her spot in the last eight in Cincinnati with a 6-4 6-3 win over the Latvian world No 15 and will overtake top-ranked Karolina Pliskova by winning the title.
Caroline Wozniacki ended the run of Australian qualifier Ashleigh Barty in emphatic fashion as the Danish world No 5 won 6-4 6-2 to secure a fourth appearance in the Cincinnati quarter-finals in her career.
Wozniacki reached her sixth WTA final of the year in Toronto last week, where she lost to Elina Svitolina, and maintained her rich vein of form against the 21-year-old and will meet world No 1 Karolina Pliskova or Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi tomorrow.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, the world No 8, secured her first win over Carla Suarez Navarro since 2013 to book her place in the quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-2 victory.
The experienced two-time Grand Slam champion was too consistent for the Spanish world No 32 and awaits the winner between Garbine Muguruza and Madison Keys.
