Osaka Open: Bogdan continues Bouzkova’s struggles with straight-set win
Ana Bogdan won against Marie Bouzkova 6-0, 7-6 (5) on Thursday. She’ll face Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens in the next round
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Romanian qualifier Ana Bogdan moved into the quarter-finals of the Osaka Open by winning against No 4 seed Marie Bouzkova 6-0, 7-6 (5) at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Thursday.
Bogdan, ranked No 111, will face Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens next.
Ahead of her victory, the Romanian beat Russian Veronika Kudermetova (6-2, 6-2).
Bouzkova, ranked No 43, won against Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Osaka tournament.
Osaka WTA 250, other second-round results (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):
- Sara Saito vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Elise Mertens vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Diane Parry vs. Greet Minnen: thursday
- Aoi Ito (Q) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto (8): 6-4, 6-3
- Clara Tauson beat Harriet Dart: 6-3, 6-2
- Suzan Lamens beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-3, 6-4
- Eva Lys (LL) beat McCartney Kessler: 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-5
