Guadalajara Open: Azarenka advances to quarter-finals, Gauff next

Belarusian Victoria Azarenka advanced to the last eight of the Guadalajara Open by beating American Madison Keys, the No 13 seed, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1 at the Centro Panamericano de Tenis on Thursday.

Azarenka, ranked No 37, will face American Coco Gauff, the No 5 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Belarusian won against Russian lucky loser Elina Avanesyan (6-4, 6-2) and Spaniard Paula Badosa, the top seed (6-2 ret.).

Keys, ranked No 15, won against Pole Magda Linette (6-3, 6-3) and Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (3-6, 6-4, 6-3).

Guadalajara WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Centro Panamericano de Tenis, hard, USD 2.527.250, most recent results first):

• Daria Kasatkina vs. Anna Kalinskaya: thursday in Guadalajara
• Danielle Collins vs. Maria Sakkari: thursday in Guadalajara
• Sloane Stephens vs. Caroline Garcia: thursday in Guadalajara
• Marie Bouzkova beat Liudmila Samsonova: 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Jessica Pegula (3) beat Bianca Andreescu: 6-4, 6-4
• Veronika Kudermetova (8) beat Jelena Ostapenko (12): 6-4, 6-4
• Coco Gauff beat Martina Trevisan: 6-0, 6-3