Friday's action at the Western & Southern Open features five of the top eight men's singles players and the women's singles quarterfinals feature five players who have won at least one Major title and/or held the World No. 1 ranking.
In the women's quarterfinals, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty faces French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and two-time W&S Open finalist Angelique Kerber takes on two-time Major champion Petra Kvitova. Jil Teichmann, who upset World No. 2 Naomi Osaka Thursday, competes with Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic and former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova draws Paula Badosa.
It's only the fifth time in the Open Era and the 11th time in tournament history that five of the top eight men's seeds have made it to the quarterfinals.
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev became the 19th player in the Open Era to reach three consecutive W&S Open quarterfinals and faces No. 7 seed Pablo Carreno Busta. Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud is the first Norwegian player to reach the W&S Open quarterfinals in the Open Era, taking on Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev.
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Friday's order of play
CENTER COURT (starts at 11:00 a.m.)
WTA - [1] Ashleigh Barty (Australia) vs [9] Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
Not Before 1:00 p.m.
ATP - [4] Andrey Rublev (Russia) vs Benoit Paire (France)
ATP - [1] Daniil Medvedev (Russia) vs [7] Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain)
Not Before 7:00 p.m.
ATP - [12] Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) vs [2] Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Not Before 8:30 p.m.
WTA - [5] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) vs Paula Badosa (Spain)
GRANDSTAND (starts at 11:00 a.m.)
ATP - Alex de Minaur (Australia) & Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) vs [2] Marcel Granollers (Spain) Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)
Not Before 1:00 p.m.
WTA - Angelique Kerber (Germany) vs [11] Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
After Suitable Rest
WTA - [6] Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Luisa Stefani (Brazil) vs [2] Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) vs Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)
Not Before 7:00 p.m.
WTA - [10] Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) vs [WC] Jil Teichmann (Switzerland)
Not Before 8:30 p.m.
ATP - [8] Casper Ruud (Norway) vs [3] Alexander Zverev (Germany)
STADIUM 3 (starts at 11:00 a.m.)
ATP - [3] Juan Sebastian Cabal (Colombia) & Robert Farah (Colombia) vs Tim Puetz (Germany) & Michael Venus (New Zealand)
Not Before 1:00 p.m.
ATP - [Alt] Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) vs Fabio Fognini (Italy) & [4] Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (Great Britain)
ATP - Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) & Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs [WC] Steve Johnson (USA) & Austin Krajicek (USA)
WTA - [4] Nicole Melichar (USA) & Demi Schuurs (Netherlands) vs Samantha Stosur (Australia) & Shuai Zhang (China)
Thursday's results
ATP Singles Round of 16
[1] Daniil Medvedev (Russia) d. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 6-3, 6-3
[2] Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) d. Lorenzo Sonego (Italy) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
[3] Alexander Zverev (Germany) d. [PR] Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-2, 6-3
[4] Andrey Rublev (Russia) d. Gael Monfils (France) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
[5] [12] Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) d. Matteo Berrettini (Italy) 6-4, 6-3
[7] Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) d. [9] Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3)
[8] Casper Ruud (Norway) d. [10] Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-4, 6-3
Benoit Paire (France) d. John Isner (USA) 7-6 (1), 6-7 (2), 6-1
ATP Doubles Second Round
Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) & Jannik Sinner (Italy) d. [1] Nikola Mektic (Croatia) & Mate Pavic (CRO) 6-7 (7), 7-5, 10-5
[3] Juan Sebastian Cabal (Colombia) & Robert Farah (Colombia) d. Filip Krajinovic (Serbia) & Fabrice Martin (France) 7-6 (3), 6-4
[4] Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (Great Britain) d. [WC] Nicholas Monroe (USA) & Frances Tiafoe (USA) 7-6 (15), 6-2
Alex de Minaur (Australia) & Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) d. [6] John Peers (Australia) & Filip Polasek (Slovakia) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Tim Puetz (Germany) & Michael Venus (New Zealand) d. Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands) & Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 7-5, 6-3
[WC] Steve Johnson (USA) & Austin Krajicek (USA) d. Ariel Behar (Uruguay) & Gonzalo Escobar (Ecuador) 6-3, 6-4
WTA Singles Round of 16
[1] Ashleigh Barty (Australia) d. [14] Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 6-0, 6-2
[WC] Jil Teichmann (Switzerland) d. [2] Naomi Osaka (Japan) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
[5] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) d. Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
[9] Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) d. [8] Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2
[10] Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) d. Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) 7-5, 2-1 ret (left abdominal injury)
[11] Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) d. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) 6-1, 6-2
Angelique Kerber (Germany) d. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Paula Badosa (Spain) d. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
WTA Doubles Quarterfinals
[2] Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) & Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Iga Swiatek (Poland) 6-4, 6-3
[6] Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Luisa Stefani (Brazil) d. [3] Shuko Aoyama (Japan) & Ena Shibahara 6-3, 6-3
Anna Blinkova & Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) d. Paula Badosa & Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
WTA Doubles Draw Second Round
[4] Nicole Melichar (USA) & Demi Schuurs (Netherlands) d. Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) & Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 6-4, 6-4
Samantha Stosur (Australia) & Shuai Zhang (China) d. Ellen Perez (Australia) & Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
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