Budapest Open: Rus makes quarter-finals
Arantxa Rus edged out Natalia Szabanin 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll play German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch in the next round
Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus advanced to the quarter-finals of the Budapest Open by edging out Hungarian wildcard Natalia Szabanin 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at Római Tennis Academy on Wednesday afternoon.
Rus, ranked No 101, will play German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch next.
The Dutchwoman beat Brazilian Laura Pigossi (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round.
In the first round, Szabanin, ranked No 287, won against No 8 seed Panna Udvardy (6-4, 6-1).
Budapest WTA 125, other second-round results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Oceane Dodin beat Erika Andreeva (LL): 6-4, 6-4
- Viktoriya Tomova beat Julia Grabher: 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
- Tamara Zidansek beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 7-6 (11)
- Anna Bondar (2) beat Simona Waltert: 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
- Tamara Korpatsch beat Danka Kovinic: 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Mayar Sherif: 6-3, 6-2
- Lauren Davis beat Emma Navarro (Q): 7-5, 6-4
