Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova continues her successful performance at the Masters series tournament in Miami (Florida) with a prize fund of almost $9 million.
This time in the quarterfinal match Ekaterina defeated world number one Iga Swiontek of Poland 6:4, 6:2. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes.
The next opponent of the Russian will be American Jessica Pegula (5).
Ekaterina Alexandrova, ranked 16th in the WTA rankings and fourth in Russia, has four WTA titles to her credit.
Her opponent, 22-year-old Iga Svöntek, has 18 WTA titles to her credit, including wins at Grand Slam tournaments such as the French Open and U.S. Open.
The winner of the Miami tournament will receive $1.1 million in prize money.
Earlier, the Russian set an NHL record for players over the age of 38, and Artemi Panarin also scored a goal for Boston via a hat trick and set his own NHL record.