Prague Open: Cristian makes last eight, sets up clash with Baindl

Romanian Jaqueline Cristian reached the last 8 of the Prague Open by winning against Colombian qualifier Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-3 at TK Sparta Praha on Wednesday.

Cristian, ranked No 122, will play Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 8 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the Romanian edged out top seed Marie Bouzkova (6-4, 4-6, 6-4).

Arango, ranked No 181, defeated wildcard Barbora Palicova (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round of the Prague tournament.

Prague WTA 250, other last 16 results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Yanina Wickmayer
• Alize Cornet vs. Kaia Kanepi
• Xiyu Wang vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Yue Yuan vs. Tereza Martincova
• Nao Hibino vs. Viktoria Hruncakova
• Kateryna Baindl beat Jule Niemeier: 5-0 ret.