Lausanne Open: Bencic advances to last 8

Second seed Belinda Bencic reached the quarter-finals of the Lausanne Open by winning against wildcard Susan Bandecchi 6-3, 6-4 at Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne on Thursday evening.

Bencic, ranked No 13, will play Croat Petra Martic next.

In the previous round of the Lausanne, Belinda Bencic beat Frenchwoman Diane Parry (3-6, 6-3, 6-1). Bandecchi, ranked No 229, won against Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin (6-2, 6-1).

Lausanne WTA 250, other second-round results (Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Caroline Garcia (6) beat Leolia Jeanjean (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Jule Niemeier beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Olga Danilovic (Q) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) beat Clara Burel: 6-4, 6-2
• Petra Martic beat Erika Andreeva (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Simona Waltert (WC) beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
• Anastasia Potapova beat Irina-Camelia Begu (3): 6-4, 6-2