Top seed Haddad Maia puts on masterclass, into last eight at Cleveland Open

Beatriz Haddad Maia, the top seed, moved into the last eight of the Cleveland Open by beating Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-1 at Jacobs Pavilion on Wednesday evening.

Haddad Maia, ranked No 23, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Clara Burel and American Sofia Kenin, the No 8 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Cleveland tournament, the Brazilian knocked off Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic (6-3, 7-5).

Bucsa, ranked No 72, ousted Italian Martina Trevisan (6-2, 6-4) during the first round of the Cleveland tournament.

Cleveland WTA 250, other second-round results:

• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Peyton Stearns
• Clara Burel vs. Sofia Kenin
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: wednesday
• Anastasia Potapova (5) beat Clara Tauson: 6-2, 6-2
• Ana Bogdan (Q) beat Greet Minnen (LL): 7-6 (3), 6-3
• McCartney Kessler (WC) beat Xinyu Wang (4): 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Arantxa Rus beat Viktoriya Tomova (7): 6-3, 6-3