Bouzkova beats Montreal champion Pegula in Cincinnati third round

Marie Bouzkova moved into the quarter-finals at the Western & Southern Open by beating American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday evening.

Bouzkova, ranked No 35, will face Karolina Muchova next.

Bouzkova beat Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (6-2, 6-2) and Belgian Elise Mertens (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) ahead of her victory.

Coming off a title in Montreal, Pegula opened in Cincinnati by beating Martina Trevisan (6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3).

Cincinnati WTA 1000, other third-round results:

• Linda Noskova vs. Coco Gauff
• Ons Jabeur (5) beat Donna Vekic: 5-2 ret.
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Jasmine Paolini (Q) beat Elena Rybakina (4): 4-6, 5-2 ret.
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Qinwen Zheng: 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
• Karolina Muchova beat Maria Sakkari (8): 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
• Marketa Vondrousova (10) beat Sloane Stephens: 7-5, 6-3