Poland Open: Baindl moves into last eight
Kateryna Baindl won against Sara Errani 6-2, 3-0 on Thursday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Croat Petra Martic, the No 8 seed, and Pole wildcard Maja Chwalinska in the next round
Ukrainian lucky loser Kateryna Baindl defeated Italian qualifier Sara Errani 6-2, 3-0 to advance to the last 8 of the Poland Open at Legia Tenis & Golf in Warsaw on Thursday.
Baindl, ranked No 190, will play the winner of the match between Croat Petra Martic, the No 8 seed, and Pole wildcard Maja Chwalinska next.
The Ukrainian won against Belgian Maryna Zanevska, the No 11 seed (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round.
In the first round, Errani, ranked No 127, edged out Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (6-1, 5-7, 6-4).
Warsaw WTA 250, other second-round matches (Legia Tenis & Golf, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Petra Martic vs. Maja Chwalinska
- Iga Swiatek vs. Gabriela Lee
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Caroline Garcia: thursday
- Viktorija Golubic beat Kristina Mladenovic: 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1
- Jasmine Paolini (10) beat Clara Burel: 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-0
- Laura Pigossi (LL) beat Nadia Podoroska: 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
- Ana Bogdan beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-0, 6-4