Veneto Open: Sixth seed Yuan into quarter-finals
She will face the winner of the match between Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 4 seed, and Austrian Sinja Kraus in the next round
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Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 6 seed, won against Su Jeong Jang 6-1, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Veneto Open at the Tennis Club Gaiba on Wednesday afternoon.
Yuan, ranked No 109, will play the winner of the match between Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 4 seed, and Austrian Sinja Kraus next.
In the previous round of the Gaiba tournament, the Chinese edged out Na-Lae Han (2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)).
Jang, ranked No 123, beat Italian wildcard Camilla Rosatello (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Gaiba tournament.
Gaiba WTA 125K Series, other round of 16 results (Tennis Club Gaiba, grass, USD 115.000)
- Tatjana Maria (1) beat Lisa Pigato (WC): 6-3, 6-3
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Katie Swan
- Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Evgeniya Rodina
- Nuria Brancaccio vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
- Robin Montgomery vs. Laura Pigossi
- Olga Danilovic vs. Sinja Kraus
- Sofia Kenin vs. Yanina Wickmayer
