2025 Merida

After dueling hot shots, Saville outlasts Kalinina to make Merida quarters

Drop shots and lobs were the name of the game in qualifier Daria Saville's 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 second-round win over Anhelina Kalinina at the Merida Open Akron. Former Top 20 player Saville fought back from a set and a break down to make her first WTA quarterfinal in exactly 12 months.