Tennis-Rybakina and Pegula battle into Adelaide quarters

Tennis - WTA Finals - Cancun, Mexico - November 6, 2023 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during her final match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Henry Romero/ File photo

ADELAIDE (Reuters) -World number three Elena Rybakina overcame Cristina Bucsa in two hard-fought sets to make the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Wednesday, while Jessica Pegula and Jelena Ostapenko had to work even harder to make the last eight.

Top seeded Rybakina prevailed 6-3 7-5 against Spaniard Bucsa though the scoreline does not quite reveal how intensely they fought producing 90 minutes of high-quality tennis.