Stuttgart Open: Vondrousova moves into last eight, plays Sabalenka next

No 6 seed Marketa Vondrousova advanced to the last eight of the Stuttgart Open by beating Russian Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (5), 6-1 at the Porsche-Arena on Thursday.

Vondrousova, ranked No 8, will play Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, next.

Marketa Vondrousova won against Croat Donna Vekic (6-4, 6-3) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Potapova, ranked No 36, won against Liudmila Samsonova (6-4, 4-6, 6-3).

Stuttgart WTA 500, other second-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, USD 802.237, most recent results first):

• Qinwen Zheng vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Emma Raducanu vs. Linda Noskova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Elise Mertens
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Ons Jabeur
• Elena Rybakina (4) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka beat Paula Badosa: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-3 ret.
• Coco Gauff (3) beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 7-5