BRISBANE, Australia — Former champion Milos Raonic lost in straight sets to 18-year-old Alex De Minaur in a second-round upset Wednesday at the Brisbane International. The victory put De Minaur into a quarter-final match against American qualifier Michael Mmoh, who upset No. Defending women’s champion Karolina Pliskova beat Catherine Bellis 6-1, 6-1 in the night match to set up a quarterfinal against Kaia Kanepi, who beat Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3. Third-seeded Elina Svitolina had a 6-3, 6-1 second-round win over Croatia’s Ana Konjuh and will next play fifth-seeded Johanna Konta. Qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich earned a spot in the quarterfinals against Alize Cornet with a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Anett Kontaveit.

Source: National Post January 03, 2018 06:03 UTC