WTA roundup: Record 7 Russians move to St. Petersburg quarters

WTA roundup: Record 7 Russians move to St. Petersburg quarters: Two more Russian players earned victories in the Round of 16 at the St. Petersburg (Russia) Ladies Trophy Thursday, helping set a WTA mark in the process. With wins by eighth-seeded Daria Kasatkina and wild card Margarita Gasparyan, the pair joined five countrywomen in the tournament quarterfinals — the first time in the history of […]

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