Hungarian Open: Shnaider books spot in last eight
Diana Shnaider beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 and will face the winner of the match between Anna Bondar and Ella Seidel in the next round
Diana Shnaider – Zuma / Panoramic
Top seed Diana Shnaider advanced to the last 8 of the Hungarian Open by defeating qualifier Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest.
Shnaider, ranked No 28, will face the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar and German lucky loser Ella Seidel next.
Diana Shnaider edged out Hungarian wildcard Fanny Stollar (6-3, 3-6, 6-4) in the previous round of the Budapest tournament.
In the previous round of the Budapest tournament, Makarova, ranked No 183, won against Hungarian wildcard Timea Babos (6-3, 6-1).
Budapest WTA 250, other second-round results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Anna Bondar vs. Ella Seidel
- Rebecca Sramkova beat Xiyu Wang (3): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Eva Lys beat Bernarda Pera: 7-6 (6), 4-1 ret.
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (4): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Elina Avanesyan beat Rebeka Masarova: 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Suzan Lamens beat Carole Monnet (Q): 6-4, 6-0
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Maria Timofeeva: 6-3, 6-4
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