Hungarian Open: Avanesyan battles past Masarova to book spot in last eight
Elina Avanesyan beat Masarova 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. She’ll face the winner of the match between Anna Schmiedlova and Sara Sorribes Tormo in the next round
Russian Elina Avanesyan beat Spaniard Rebeka Masarova 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hungarian Open at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest.
Avanesyan, ranked No 75, will face the winner of the match between Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, next.
The 21-year-old Russian beat Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 5 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4) in the previous round of the Budapest tournament.
During the first round of the Budapest tournament, Masarova, ranked No 117, won against Hungarian wildcard Natalia Szabanin (6-2, 6-3).
Budapest WTA 250, other second-round results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Anna Bondar vs. Ella Seidel
- Diana Shnaider vs. Ekaterina Makarova
- Xiyu Wang vs. Rebecca Sramkova
- Bernarda Pera vs. Eva Lys
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Suzan Lamens beat Carole Monnet (Q): 6-4, 6-0
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Maria Timofeeva: 6-3, 6-4
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