Iasi Open: Andreeva eases past Sasnovich to reach quarter-finals
Mirra Andreeva beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday and will face Croat lucky loser Lea Boskovic in the next round
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Russian Mirra Andreeva, the top seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Iasi Open by winning against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1, 6-3 at the Ciric Sports Base.
Andreeva, ranked No 32, will face Croat lucky loser Lea Boskovic next. Sasnovich was coming off a runner-up finish in Budapest last week.
Ahead of her victory, the 17-year-old Russian defeated German Noma Noha Akugue (6-1, 6-2).
Iasi WTA 250, other second-round results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Lea Boskovic beat Varvara Lepchenko (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Elina Avanesyan (5) beat Petra Martic: 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
- Olga Danilovic beat Anca Todoni: 6-1, 6-1
- Selena Janicijevic (Q) beat Miriam Bulgaru (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Chloe Paquet beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-1, 7-5
- Anna Bondar (8) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-5, 6-4
