Pridankina and Tikhonova beat Croatian duo to reach quarterfinals in Ankara

Pridankina and Tikhonova won 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 1-0(7) in the round of 16 at the WTA 125 event in Ankara, which is being played on hard courts.

The Russian duo is going through the draw as the No. 1 seeds. It was the first meeting between the pairs, and the head-to-head now stands at 1:0 in favor of Pridankina and Tikhonova.