Bari Open: Cristian beats Brancaccio to reach the quarter-finals

Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the second seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Bari Open by winning against Italian Nuria Brancaccio 6-3, 6-4 at Circolo Tennis Bari.

Cristian, ranked No 99, will play Slovak Rebecca Sramkova next.

In the previous round of the Puglia Open, the Romanian beat Italian qualifier Angelica Moratelli (7-5, 6-4).

Brancaccio, ranked No 168, won against Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic (6-0, 6-2) in the previous round of the Puglia Open.

Bari WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Circolo Tennis Bari, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Jana Fett vs. Raluka Serban
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tamara Zidansek
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Carole Monnet
• Alize Cornet (1) beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou: 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Polina Kudermetova: 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
• Jennifer Ruggeri beat Berfu Cengiz: 6-0, 6-2