Porsche Grand Prix: Sabalenka reaches quarter-finals

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix by winning against Czech Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-3 at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart on Wednesday.

Sabalenka, ranked No 2, will play the winner of the match between wildcard Paula Badosa and qualifier Cristina Bucsa next.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart Open, Krejcikova, ranked No 12, defeated Russian Liudmila Samsonova (6-2, 6-0).

Stuttgart WTA 500, other last 16 results (Porsche-Arena, EUR 780.637, most recent results first):

• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Elena Rybakina
• Tatjana Maria vs. Caroline Garcia
• Iga Swiatek vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Paula Badosa vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Coco Gauff vs. Anastasia Potapova
• Donna Vekic vs. Karolina Pliskova
• Ons Jabeur vs. Jelena Ostapenko