Hobart International 1: Putintseva moves into quarter-finals

Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 8 seed, defeated Spanish qualifier Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hobart International 1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Putintseva, ranked No 51, will face Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova next.

In the previous round of the Hobart tournament, the Kazakh won against American Claire Liu (6-2, 6-4).

Parrizas Diaz, ranked No 77, beat Egyptian Mayar Sherif (2-6, 6-2, 6-1) in the first round of the Hobart tournament.

Hobart WTA 250, other second-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Xinyu Wang (LL) beat Alison Van Uytvanck: 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
• Anna Blinkova beat Marie Bouzkova (1): 7-5, 6-4
• Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Maryna Zanevska (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Lauren Davis (Q) beat Ysaline Bonaventure: 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Tatjana Maria: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Jasmine Paolini: 6-2, 6-1
• Bernarda Pera (6) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4