Adelaide International 2: Kudermetova makes last eight

No 6 seed Veronika Kudermetova moved into the last eight of the Adelaide International 2 after Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew before the match on Wednesday at the Memorial Drive Tennis Park.

Kudermetova, ranked No 9, will face American Danielle Collins, the No 10 seed, next.

Veronika Kudermetova edged out Belarusian wildcard Victoria Azarenka (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Adelaide 2 tournament, Alexandrova, ranked No 20, beat Australian wildcard Jaimee Fourlis (7-5, 6-3).

Adelaide WTA 500, other last 16 results (Memorial Drive Tennis Park, hard, USD 780.637, most recent results first):

• Caroline Garcia vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Paula Badosa (9) beat Kaia Kanepi (LL): 6-1, 7-5
• Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Barbora Krejcikova: 6-2, 7-5
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Amanda Anisimova (LL): 6-4, 7-5
• Belinda Bencic (8) beat Anna Kalinskaya (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Petra Kvitova (12) beat Qinwen Zheng (Q): 7-6 (6) ret.
• Danielle Collins beat Jil Teichmann (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (2)