Austin Open: Schmiedlova moves into last eight

Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova edged out American qualifier Sachia Vickery 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in 2 hours and 50 minutes to advance to the last eight of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club on Thursday.

Schmiedlova, ranked No 76, will face Latvian Anastasija Sevastova next. Sevastova holds a 4-0 head-to-head lead over Schmiedlova.

The Slovak edged out American Peyton Stearns, the No 7 seed (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Austin tournament, Vickery, ranked No 134, defeated Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino (6-2, 6-4).

Austin WTA 250, other second-round matches (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267,082):

• Anastasija Sevastova beat Sloane Stephens (2): 6-3, 6-2
• Danielle Collins (3) beat Katie Volynets (WC): 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0
• Xiyu Wang (6) beat Darja Semenistaja: 6-1, 6-2
• Diane Parry (5) beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 6-3, 6-3
• Anhelina Kalinina (1) beat Camila Osorio: 6-1, 6-2
• Yue Yuan (8) beat Taylor Townsend: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Yafan Wang beat Emiliana Arango: 6-2, 6-2