Lepchenko upsets top-seeded Wozniacki to reach Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}American Varvara Lepchenko surprised top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.
The fifth-ranked Wozniacki, the Danish player who reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon, became the fourth seeded player to drop out and the second No. 1 seed. Top-ranked Serena Williams pulled out with an elbow injury on the eve of the draw.
Lepchenko will face Germany's Mona Barthel on Friday in the quarterfinals. Barthel advanced Wednesday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Earlier, second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 to set up a match against fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany. Kerber, a finalist at Stanford last year, beat Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-3, 6-4.
Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic topped Japanese qualifier Kimiko Date-Krumm, at 44 the oldest player on the tour, 7-5, 6-2. Pliskova will face Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic.
In the other quarterfinal, American Alison Riske will play eighth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.