Poland Open: Martic through to last eight
Petra Martic beat Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday evening. She’ll face Ukrainian lucky loser Kateryna Baindl in the next round
Croat Petra Martic, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Poland Open by winning against Pole wildcard Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at Arka Tennis Club in Gdynia on Thursday evening.
Martic, ranked No 56, will face Ukrainian lucky loser Kateryna Baindl next.
Ahead of her victory, the Croat defeated Pole wildcard Weronika Falkowska (7-5, 6-4).
Chwalinska, ranked No 162, beat Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova (7-5, 6-2) in the previous round.
Gdynia WTA 250, other second-round results (Arka Tennis Club, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Gabriela Lee (LL): 6-3, 6-2
- Caroline Garcia (5) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-3, 7-5
- Kateryna Baindl beat Sara Errani (Q): 6-2, 3-0 ret.
- Viktorija Golubic beat Kristina Mladenovic: 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1
- Jasmine Paolini (10) beat Clara Burel: 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-0
- Laura Pigossi (LL) beat Nadia Podoroska: 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
- Ana Bogdan beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-0, 6-4
