Kazakhstani Putintseva into Roland Garros quarterfinal

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan (world №98) advanced to the quarterfinal of the Roland Garros 2018 after hard-earned victory over experienced player, Kazinform has learnt from SPORTINFORM. 

In the third-round match Putintseva stunned 26th-seeded Barbora Strycova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

The match lasted for 1 hour and a half.

Putintseva repeated her Roland Garros 2016 success when she battled through to the quarterfinal of the Grand Slam.

In the quarterfinal Kazakhstani will face off with world №13 and US Open 2017 finalist Madison Keys. It is fitting that Putintseva outplayed Keys 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 in Tokyo in September 2016.