Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has advanced to the quarter-finals of the ASB Classic. Video / Michael Burgess
Updates of day four of the ASB Classic with No 1 seed Madison Keys in action.
Top seed cruises into quarter-finals
Madison Keys has wasted little time in advancing into the last eight of the ASB Classic, brushing aside Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets.
The American overcame an early technological issue to triumph 6-1, 6-2 over the world No 85 Cristian, setting up a clash with fifth seed Clara Tauson in the quarter-finals.
Keys was soon joined in the last eight by compatriot Robin Montgomery, who enjoyed a similarly dominant victory over Nao Hibino of Japan.
Montgomery never allowed a break point while converting four of her own, easing through with a 6-2, 6-2 victory to become the fourth American in the quarter-finals.
Bizarre call in Keys-Cristian match
Strange scenes in the opening game of the match between top seed Madison Keys and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania.
At 40-15 Keys reviewed a Cristian return with the replay showing the ball went over the line, and the graphic saying ‘in’.
Keys went to question the call which the umpire who confirmed it an error with the graphic. A similar issue occurred during the opening doubles match of the day.
“The ball was in but the wrong graphic was shown,” the umpire confirmed.
“Well now I don’t trust that’s it,” Keys told the umpire.
Keys lost the next point but eventually won the game.
The replay graphic appeared to show the ball landed over the line. Photo / Sky Sport
The graphic says the ball was in despite it landing over the line. Photo / Sky Sport
The issue was worse in the doubles match which started Thursday’s action on centrecourt. In the first point of the third set super tiebreak, a ball was called out by the automated system, despite the graphic showing it was in.
It caused a delay of three or four minutes, as Clara Tauson and Sloane Stephens - who had lost the point - remonstrated for a prolonged period with the umpire.
”On the computer it is saying in so we have to go with that,” said the official repeatedly, much to the bemusement of the players and also some in the crowd.
The umpire explained that the system had displayed the wrong graphic.
The fully automated system, which has replaced the traditional human line judges, is new at the ASB Classic this year.
1pm: The start time of theKeys-Cristian round of 16 clash is being pushed back with a doubles match currently taking place. Rebecca Marino and Tara Moore have forced a super tie-break against Sloane Stephens and Clara Tauson.
Stephens and Tauson eventually take it out 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.
Singles schedule for the day
Top seed Madison Keys leads off the day against world number 85 Jaqueline Cristian. The winner of which will play fifth seed Clara Tauson in the quarter-finals.
1-Madison Keys (USA) v Jaqueline Cristian (Romania), 1pm
