Australia's Olivia Gadecki upsets American world No.11 Canielle Collins at WTA 500 event in Mexico
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has continued her strong run of form at the WTA 500 event in Mexico, advancing to her first tour-level quarter-final with a straight-sets upset of world No.11 Danielle Collins.
The 22-year-old qualifier dismissed the second-seeded American 6-3 6-3 at the Guadalajara Open and now has a 2-1 career record against top-20 players.
Her previous win over an opponent of that standing came against then-world No.4 Sofia Kenin back in 2021.
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Collins made 35 unforced errors, including eight double faults, and has now lost three straight matches since her injury retirement in her Paris Olympics quarter-final against world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
Gadecki, who beat America’s former world No.3 Sloane Stephens in the opening round, will meet Italy’s Martina Trevisan (ranked 99) in her last-eight clash.
“I’m really proud of myself for giving myself the chance to play another match and play such amazing players and really test my abilities,” Gadecki said on-court.
“I really look forward to continuing.”
It continues a good run for Gadecki this year, after she secured doubles titles in Austin and Charleston with Brit Olivia Nicholls.
Gadecki is on a four-match winning streak and is projected to break into the world’s top 120 on the back of this week’s performances.
