Prague Open: Seidel eases past Shibahara to reach last eight

German Ella Seidel advanced to the last eight of the Prague Open by winning against Japanese lucky loser Ena Shibahara 6-2, 7-5 at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club.

Seidel, ranked No 150, will face the winner of the match between top seed Linda Noskova and German Eva Lys next.

The 19-year-old German beat Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the No 7 seed (6-4, 2-6, 6-1) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Prague tournament, Shibahara, ranked No 257, edged out German Tamara Korpatsch (7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5).

Prague WTA 250, other second-round results (Sparta Prague Tennis Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Linda Noskova vs. Eva Lys
• Laura Samson (WC) beat Katerina Siniakova (2): 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Viktoriya Tomova (5) beat Jana Fett: 6-3, 6-4
• Magdalena Frech (6) beat Dominika Salkova: 6-4, 6-7 (4), 2-2 ret.
• Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Kathinka von Deichmann (LL): 6-1, 6-2
• Anhelina Kalinina (3) beat Elsa Jacquemot: 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
• Magda Linette (4) beat Rebeka Masarova: 6-3, 6-4