Veneto Open: Stefanini cruises past Rodina to reach quarter-finals

Italian Lucrezia Stefanini, the No 7 seed, beat Russian Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Veneto Open at the Tennis Club Gaiba on Thursday evening.

Stefanini, ranked No 118, will play American Ashlyn Krueger next.

Ahead of her victory, the Italian edged out Belgian Magali Kempen (3-6, 6-2, 7-5).

Rodina, ranked No 328, edged out Italian wildcard Giorgia Pedone (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) in the previous round of the Gaiba tournament.

Gaiba WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Tennis Club Gaiba, grass, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Robin Montgomery beat Laura Pigossi: 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-0
• Ysaline Bonaventure (3) beat Nuria Brancaccio: 6-2, 6-2
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Katie Swan: 6-3, 4-6, 5-5 ret.
• Olga Danilovic (4) beat Sinja Kraus: 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Yue Yuan (6) beat Su Jeong Jang: 6-1, 6-0
• Yanina Wickmayer (8) beat Sofia Kenin: 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Tatjana Maria (1) beat Lisa Pigato (WC): 6-3, 6-3