Prague Open: Cornet edges out Havlickova to reach last 16

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 6 seed, reached the last 16 of the Prague Open by beating wildcard Lucie Havlickova 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at TK Sparta Praha.

Cornet, ranked No 65, will play Estonian Kaia Kanepi next.

Prague WTA 250, other 32 results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Barbora Strycova vs. Ankita Raina
• Elvina Kalieva vs. Linda Noskova
• Heather Watson vs. Jule Niemeier
• Xiyu Wang vs. Clara Tauson
• Gabriela Knutson vs. Tereza Martincova
• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu: tuesday
• Shuai Zhang vs. Yue Yuan: tuesday
• Kaia Kanepi beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 6-2, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Patricia Maria Tig: 6-2, 6-2
• Emiliana Arango (Q) beat Barbora Palicova (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Marie Bouzkova (1): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Viktoria Hruncakova (Q) beat Xinyu Wang (7): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Nao Hibino (LL) beat Sara Errani: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
• Kateryna Baindl (8) beat Dayana Yastremska (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-2, 6-4