Qatar Open: Linette reaches last 16

Magda Linette advanced to the last 16 of the Qatar Open by edging out Magdalena Frech 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Tuesday evening.

Linette, ranked No 36, will play Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk next.

Magda Linette edged out Russian qualifier Veronika Kudermetova (3-6, 6-0, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Qatar tournament, Frech, ranked No 28, won against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 13 seed (6-4, 3-6, 6-2).

Doha WTA 1000, other second-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 3.664.963, most recent results first):

• Paula Badosa vs. Amanda Anisimova: tuesday
• Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-2, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Aryna Sabalenka (1): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Ons Jabeur beat Qinwen Zheng (7): 6-4, 6-2
• Jessica Pegula (6) beat Elina Svitolina: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Mirra Andreeva (12): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Elena Rybakina (5) beat Peyton Stearns: 6-2, 6-4
• Marta Kostyuk beat Coco Gauff (3): 6-2, 7-5
• Jelena Ostapenko beat Liudmila Samsonova (16): 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Elise Mertens beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Linda Noskova beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-2, 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini (4) beat Caroline Garcia (WC): 6-3, 6-4
• Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Alycia Parks (Q): 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2
• Leylah Fernandez beat Emma Navarro (8): 6-2, 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Maria Sakkari: 6-3, 6-2