Brisbane Open: Krueger beats Lamens to reach last eight
The American will face the winner of the match between qualifier Polina Kudermetova and No 3 seed Daria Kasatkina in the next round
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American Ashlyn Krueger advanced to the last eight of the Brisbane Open by beating Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens 7-5, 6-0 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Krueger, ranked No 64, will play the winner of the match between qualifier Polina Kudermetova and No 3 seed Daria Kasatkina next.
The 20-year-old American won against Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) and Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 6 seed (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the week.
In the previous rounds of the tournament, Lamens, ranked No 87, won against Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (6-2, 6-4) and Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 11 seed (7-5, 6-3).
Brisbane WTA 500, other round of 16 results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 1,520,600):
- Kimberly Birrell (WC) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Ons Jabeur
- Linda Noskova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Yue Yuan
- Polina Kudermetova vs. Daria Kasatkina
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