Prague Open: Schmiedlova reaches last 16, beats Tig in straight sets

Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova advanced to the last 16 of the Prague Open by defeating Romanian Patricia Maria Tig 6-2, 6-2 at TK Sparta Praha on Tuesday.

Schmiedlova, ranked No 82, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Xiyu Wang and Dane Clara Tauson next.

Prague WTA 250, other 32 results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Barbora Strycova vs. Ankita Raina
• Elvina Kalieva vs. Linda Noskova
• Heather Watson vs. Jule Niemeier
• Xiyu Wang vs. Clara Tauson
• Gabriela Knutson vs. Tereza Martincova
• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu
• Shuai Zhang vs. Yue Yuan: tuesday
• Alize Cornet vs. Lucie Havlickova: tuesday
• Kaia Kanepi beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 6-2, 6-3
• Emiliana Arango (Q) beat Barbora Palicova (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Marie Bouzkova (1): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Viktoria Hruncakova (Q) beat Xinyu Wang (7): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Nao Hibino (LL) beat Sara Errani: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
• Kateryna Baindl (8) beat Dayana Yastremska (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-2, 6-4