Tomljanovic battles into last eight at Florianopolis Open
Ajla Tomljanovic earned one of the eight quarter-final spots in Florianopolis by winning a three-set thriller against Ipek Oz on Thursday.
Ajla Tomljanovic Cropped
Australian wild card Ajla Tomljanovic advanced to the quarter-finals of the Florianopolis Open by edging out Ipek Oz 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-5 on Thursday evening.
Tomljanovic will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Solana Sierra and Romanian Miriam Bulgaru next.
In the previous round of this Brazilian-based tournament, Tomljanovic beat Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro (6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3).
Oz, ranked No 222, previously defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar, the No 6 seed (7-5, 6-0), in the Florianopolis first round .
Florianopolis WTA 125, other second-round results (, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Solana Sierra vs. Miriam Bulgaru
- Nadia Podoroska (3) beat Polona Hercog: 6-2, 6-3
- Martina Capurro Taborda beat Elizabeth Mandlik (8): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Sara Bejlek beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Carole Monnet beat Diana Shnaider (2): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- Anca Alexia Todoni (Q) beat Gabriela Ce (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Renata Zarazua beat Despina Papamichail: 6-4, 6-2
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