Thailand Open: Wang eases past Schmiedlova to make last eight

Chinese Yafan Wang advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open by winning against Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the True Arena Hua Hin.

Wang, ranked No 78, will face American Katie Volynets next.

The Chinese beat Russian qualifier Alina Korneeva (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Hua Hin tournament.

In the previous round of the Hua Hin tournament, Schmiedlova, ranked No 79, defeated Japanese qualifier Mai Hontama (7-6 (5), 7-6 (8)).

Hua Hin WTA 250, other second-round results (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Lin Zhu
• Arina Rodionova vs. Zhuoxuan Bai
• Katie Volynets beat Tatjana Maria (4): 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
• Yulia Putintseva (7) beat Viktorija Golubic: 7-6, 7-6 (1)
• Xinyu Wang (3) beat Nao Hibino: 7-5, 6-4
• Diana Shnaider beat Paula Badosa: 6-2, 3-4 ret.
• Dalma Galfi (Q) beat Xiyu Wang (5): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5