Prague Open: Linette books spot in quarter-finals
Magda Linette defeated Rebeka Masarova 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday night and will face the winner of the match between Croat Jana Fett and Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Pole Magda Linette, the No 4 seed, won against Spaniard Rebeka Masarova 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Prague Open at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club on Tuesday night.
Linette, ranked No 48, will face the winner of the match between Croat Jana Fett and Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 5 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Prague tournament, the Pole beat German qualifier Mona Barthel (7-6 (4), 6-4).
Masarova, ranked No 111, edged out Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens (2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)) in the first round of the Prague tournament.
Prague WTA 250, other second-round results (Sparta Prague Tennis Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Ena Shibahara vs. Ella Seidel
- Linda Noskova vs. Eva Lys
- Laura Samson vs. Katerina Siniakova
- Jana Fett vs. Viktoriya Tomova
- Magdalena Frech vs. Dominika Salkova
- Kathinka von Deichmann vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva: tuesday
- Elsa Jacquemot vs. Anhelina Kalinina: tuesday