Canberra Open: Stojanovic books spot in quarter-finals
Nina Stojanovic won against Petra Hule 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday and will face Japanese Aoi Ito, the No 7 seed, in the next round
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Serb Nina Stojanovic beat Australian wildcard Petra Hule 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Canberra Open at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Stojanovic, ranked No 250, will face Japanese Aoi Ito, the No 7 seed, next.
The Serb won against Argentinian qualifier Solana Sierra (6-2, 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Canberra tournament, Hule, ranked No 312, won against Russian Anastasia Zakharova, the No 3 seed (6-3, 6-3).
Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):
- Alexandra Eala vs. Arianne Hartono
- 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 (WC) beat Marina Stakusic (6): 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Sijia Wei beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8): 6-3, 6-2
- Aoi Ito beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-2
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4
