Prague Open: Cristian makes last eight, sets up clash with Baindl
Jaqueline Cristian won against Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. She’ll play Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 8 seed, in the next round
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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.
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