Veneto Open: Eala reaches last eight

Filipino Alexandra Eala defeated Italian wildcard Giorgia Pedone 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the last eight of the Veneto Open promoted by Regione del Veneto on Thursday afternoon.

Eala, ranked No 169, will face the winner of the match between Ukrainian Katarina Zavatska and Italian Sara Errani, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old Filipino won against Frenchwoman Carole Monnet (6-3, 7-5).

Pedone, ranked No 307, benefited from the abandonment of American Hailey Baptiste, the No 6 seed (6-1, 1-0) in the previous round.