WTA Hobart: Navarro waltzes into quarter-finals

American Emma Navarro, the second seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hobart International by winning against Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech 6-3, 6-3 at the Hobart ’s Domain Tennis Centre on Wednesday night.

Navarro, ranked No 31, will face Bulgarian lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova next.

The 22-year-old American defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Hobart tournament.

In the previous round of the Hobart tournament, Frech, ranked No 72, edged out Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo (0-6, 6-1, 6-4).

Hobart WTA 250, other second-round results (Hobart ’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Marie Bouzkova vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Daria Saville vs. Sofia Kenin: wednesday
• Yue Yuan (Q) beat Xinyu Wang (4): 7-5, 6-3
• Lin Zhu (3) beat Caroline Dolehide: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Elise Mertens (1) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Viktoriya Tomova beat Tatjana Maria (9): 6-0, 6-1
• Arantxa Rus beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-2, 6-3