Prague Open: Korpatsch advances to quarter-finals after Wickmayer retirement
Tamara Korpatsch benefited from the abandonment of Yanina Wickmayer (4-0) on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 6 seed, and Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the next round
Tamara Korpatsch (Zuma/Panoramic)
German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch reached the last eight of the Prague Open when Belgian Yanina Wickmayer retired on Thursday at TK Sparta Praha.
Korpatsch, ranked No 99, led 4-0 when Wickmayer, ranked No 93, pulled out at TK Sparta Praha on Thursday.
The German will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 6 seed, and Estonian Kaia Kanepi next.
Tamara Korpatsch beat Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Prague tournament.
In the 32 of the Prague tournament, the 33-year-old Belgian won against Chinese Lin Zhu, the second seed (1-6, 6-4, 6-2).
Prague WTA 250, other last 16 results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Ankita Raina vs. Linda Noskova
- Xiyu Wang vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
- Yue Yuan vs. Tereza Martincova
- Nao Hibino vs. Viktoria Hruncakova
- Alize Cornet vs. Kaia Kanepi: thursday
- Kateryna Baindl (8) beat Jule Niemeier: 5-0 ret.
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Emiliana Arango (Q): 6-4, 6-3
