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Makarova stuns top seed Errani at New Haven

Sara Errani’s US Open preparations were jolted on Wednesday when the top-seeded Italian was upset by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 5-7, 1-6 in the second round of the New Haven Open.

World No. 5 Errani double-faulted five times while her 26th-ranked opponent unleashed eight aces and won seven consecutive games in the one-hour, 22-minute match.

The premature exit of Errani followed the elimination of second-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the second round on Tuesday, marking the first time the top two seeds had failed to reach the last eight at the tournament.

“She’s not a comfortable player for me, as I had lost the last couple times we played,” Makarova said. “So today I was trying to be extra aggressive on my serve and go to the net. I also tried to attack her second serve.”

In other matches on Wednesday, third-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova battled past American qualifier Alison Riske 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the last eight, fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark eased to a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Italy’s Karin Knapp and Romania’s Simona Halep outlasted Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The New Haven Open is the final tune-up on the WTA Tour before the final grand slam event of the year, the US Open, which starts on Monday at Flushing Meadows, New York.

In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, American Sam Querrey blasted 19 aces to reach the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open.

Sixth seed Querrey beat 11th seed Jarkko Nieminen 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (10) a day after the 40th-ranked Finn had advanced when American Mardy Fish could not continue due to heat stroke.

Querrey will bid for the semifinals against Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, who defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 6-3.

That match will be a re-run of the 2012 Los Angeles final, won by Querrey over the No. 126.




 

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