Caroline Wozniacki wins 40th WTA title in Bastad

Caroline Wozniacki became the first woman to record 40 wins on the WTA Tour in 2017 by beating Viktorija Golubic at the Ericsson Open

Caroline Wozniacki became the first woman to record 40 wins on the WTA Tour in 2017 by beating Viktorija Golubic at the Ericsson Open.

World No. 6 Wozniacki, the top seed in Bastad, won 6-2 2-6 6-4 to set up a quarter-final clash against Ukrainian qualifer Kateryna Kozlova, who overcame former champion Mona Barthel 6-3 6-3.

Spain's fifth seed Carla Suarez Navarro bowed out of the tournament after a marathon three-set defeat to Belgium's Elise Mertens, who triumphed 6-3 6-7 (2/7) 7-5 in nearly three hours.

Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova is through to the last eight after being handed a walkover against sixth seed Kiki Bertens.

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