Canberra Open: Eala through to last eight
Alexandra Eala beat Arianne Hartono 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday and will play Australian wildcard Taylah Preston in the next round
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Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala defeated Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono 6-3, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Canberra Open at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Eala, ranked No 147, will face Australian wildcard Taylah Preston next.
Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old Filipino won against Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus (6-2, 6-4).
Hartono, ranked No 165, beat Hungarian Anna Bondar, the second seed (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Canberra tournament.
Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):
- Nina Stojanovic beat Petra Hule (WC): 6-2, 6-3
- Simona Waltert (Q) beat Elsa Jacquemot (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
- Taylah Preston beat Marina Stakusic (6): 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Sijia Wei beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8): 6-3, 6-2
- Aoi Ito (7) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-2
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4
