American Alison Riske became the first player into the 2020 Brisbane International quarterfinals, eliminating Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-3 6-4 early on Wednesday.
After stunning fourth seed Elina Svitolina in the previous round, Danielle Collins fired 34 winners to Yulia Putintseva‘s 1 to storm into the final eight with a 6-1 6-0 victory. Following the dominant win, the American was back on the court shortly, ripping more balls during a practice session.
For the first time in four tries, Madison Keys, seeded eighth in Brisbane, worked her way past Samantha Stosur 7-5 6-3, giving Americans a perfect 3-0 record in single’s action on Wednesday.