Kasatkina battles back to clinch Wimbledon last eight berth

Kasatkina will play former Wimbledon finalist Angelique Kerber for a place in the semifinals.

Published : Jul 09, 2018 20:16 IST

 Russia's Daria Kasatkina returns to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck in their women's singles fourth round match on the seventh day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon.
Russia's Daria Kasatkina returns to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck in their women's singles fourth round match on the seventh day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon.
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Russia's Daria Kasatkina returns to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck in their women's singles fourth round match on the seventh day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon.

Russian 14th seed Daria Kasatkina booked her first Wimbledon quarter-final appearance with a 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-2 victory over Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck on Monday.

Kasatkina made her Grand Slam last eight debut at the French Open in June and has followed that breakthrough performance with another impressive run at the All England Club.

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The 21-year-old rising star was too strong for world number 47 Van Uytvanck, who failed to emulate her shock second round win over last year's Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza.

Kasatkina, who failed to get past the third round in her two other visits to the grass-court Grand Slam, will play former Wimbledon finalist Angelique Kerber for a place in the semifinals.

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