Canberra Open: Selekhmeteva moves into last eight

Russian qualifier Oksana Selekhmeteva moved into the quarter-finals of the Canberra Open by edging out Hungarian Dalma Galfi 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Selekhmeteva, ranked No 176, will play Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz, the top seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old Russian edged out Croat Petra Martic, the No 5 seed (6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)).

Galfi, ranked No 141, won against Ukrainian Daria Snigur (6-4, 2-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Canberra tournament.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):

• Alexandra Eala vs. Arianne Hartono
• Petra Hule vs. Nina Stojanovic
• Simona Waltert (Q) beat Elsa Jacquemot (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Taylah Preston (WC) beat Marina Stakusic (6): 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Sijia Wei beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8): 6-3, 6-2
• Aoi Ito (7) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-2
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4

Read also

Canberra Open: Preston reaches last eight

Tennis Majors