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Patna : Top seed and winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles Serena Williams, 38, USA, and 2018 Australian Open Champion Carolina Wozniacki, the World No 39, Denmark, entered the QFs of Auckland Open at Auckland, New Zealand, on January 9, 2020.
Serena beat Christina McHale, USA, in a tough three-set contest 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 coming from behind in Round of 16. Both the players fired 5 Aces each in the match. Serena though won 6 break points to 4 by McHale. Both the players won 4 games each in a row. Serena will face Laura Siegemund, 31, Germany, in QFs on January 10. Siegemund beat Coco Gauff, USA, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in Round of 16.
Fifth seed Wozniacki, 29, beat World No 63 Lauren Davis, USA, in three sets 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in Round of 16. Wozniacki won 7 break points to 5 by Davis. She will face 4th seed Julia Gorges, Germany, in QFs.