Bucsa cruises into Bogota Open quarter-finals

Spaniard Cristina Bucsa, the No 4 seed, won against German Jule Niemeier 6-4, 6-1 to move into the quarter-finals of the Bogota Open at the Country Club Bogota on Wednesday night.

Bucsa, ranked No 75, will face Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the No 8 seed, next.

The Spaniard defeated Chinese qualifier Xiaodi You (6-1, 7-5) in the previous round of the Bogota tournament.

In the first round of the Bogota tournament, Niemeier, ranked No 113, won against Italian qualifier Nuria Brancaccio (6-2, 6-3).

Bogota WTA 250, other second-round results (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Francesca Jones vs. Laura Siegemund
• Marie Bouzkova vs. Hailey Baptiste
• Julia Riera vs. Tatjana Maria
• Camila Osorio vs. Anca Alexia Todoni
• Irina Bara beat Laura Pigossi: 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Renata Zarazua: 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Sara Errani beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (3): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4