Qatar Open: Naomi Osaka through to last eight as Tsurenko withdraws
Naomi Osaka is into the last eight of Doha after Lesia Tsurenko withdrew on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll face Karolina Pliskova in the quarter-finals
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Naomi Osaka advanced to the last eight of the Qatar Open after Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko withdrew before the match at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha.
She will face the winner of the match between Karolina Pliskova and Linda Noskova next.
The Japanese won against Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 15 seed (7-5, 6-4) and Croat Petra Martic (6-3, 7-6 (9)) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Tsurenko, ranked No 37, defeated wildcard Zeynep Sonmez (7-5, 6-3) and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-2).
Doha WTA 1000, other last-16 results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Iga Swiatek vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Emma Navarro vs. Elena Rybakina: wednesday
- Karolina Pliskova vs. Linda Noskova: wednesday
- Leylah Fernandez beat Qinwen Zheng (5): 7-5, 6-3
- Danielle Collins (Q) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-3
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Marketa Vondrousova (6): 7-5, 6-3
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