Dutch Open: Sabalenka sets up quarter-final against van Uytvanck

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, defeated Dutch wildcard Arianne Hartono in straight sets to move into the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open at the Autotron Rosmalen on Thursday.

Sabalenka, ranked No 6 in the world, won 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes. Sabalekna, who is not permitted to play at Wimbledon due to the player ban on Russian and Belarusian players.

She will next meet Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck in the last eight.

Rosmalen WTA 250, second-round results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, EUR 203.024)

• Alison Van Uytvanck beat Elise Mertens (8): 6-2, 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova (6) beat Anna Blinkova: 5-7, 5-2 retd.
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Anhelina Kalinina
• Elena Rybakina vs. Shelby Rogers
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Belinda Bencic
• Kirsten Flipkens vs. Ann Li
• Catherine McNally vs. Tamara Zidansek