Austin Open: Tomljanovic makes quarter-finals
Ajla Tomljanovic beat Jodie Burrage 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Australian Kimberly Birrell and Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara in the next round
Ajla Tomljanovic
Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic reached the quarter-finals of the Austin Open by beating Jodie Burrage 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 at the Westwood Country Club on Wednesday.
Tomljanovic, ranked No 111, will play the winner of the match between Australian Kimberly Birrell and Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara next.
In the previous round of the Austin tournament, the Australian won against American Katie Volynets, the No 7 seed (7-6 (3), 7-5).
Burrage, ranked No 189, edged out wildcard Petra Kvitova (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) in the first round of the Austin tournament.
Austin WTA 250, other second-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Diana Shnaider
- McCartney Kessler vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Suzan Lamens vs. Greet Minnen
- Kimberly Birrell vs. Ena Shibahara
- Jessica Pegula (1) beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-1, 6-3
- Anna Blinkova beat Tatjana Maria: 6-2, 6-2
