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Patna : World No 3 Elina Svitolina, 25, Ukraine, edged past World No 16 Sofia Kenin, 20, USA, in a three-set slugfest 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in 2nd round to enter the quarter-finals of China Open, a WTA Premier Event, at Beijing, China, on October 2, 2019. Svitolina will face World No 8 Kiki Bertens, 27, Netherlands, in QFs on October 4, 2019.
Third seed Svitolina hammered 13 Aces in the match to just 1 by 15th seed Kenin. She also won 3 break points to 1 by the American. Svitolina won 4 games in a row in the match to 2 by Kenin. Svitolina won 85 service points to 64 by the American.