Linz Open: Martic makes quarter-finals, Tauson next
Petra Martic edged out Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) on Thursday evening
Petra Martic US Open 2022 | © AI/Reuters/Panoramic
Croat Petra Martic, the No 6 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Linz Open by edging out Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) at the Design Center Linz on Thursday evening.
Martic, ranked No 34, will play Dane lucky loser Clara Tauson next.
In the previous round of the Linz tournament, the Croat defeated Spanish qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera (6-1, 7-5). Van Uytvanck, ranked No 76, won against Czech Linda Noskova (7-6 (3), 6-2).
Linz WTA 250, other second-round results (Design Center Linz, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):
- Clara Tauson beat Camila Giorgi: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Donna Vekic (5) beat Madison Brengle: 6-3, 6-1
- Dalma Galfi (Q) beat Eva Lys (WC): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q) beat Anhelina Kalinina (4): 6-3, 7-5
- Anastasia Potapova (8) beat Jule Niemeier: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
- Maria Sakkari (1) beat Varvara Gracheva (LL): 6-4, 6-2
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Rebeka Masarova (Q): 6-1, 6-1
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