Transylvania Open: Masarova fights back against home hope Bulgaru to make quarter-finals

Spaniard Rebeka Masarova, the No 4 seed, won against Romanian wildcard Miriam Bulgaru 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca.

Masarova, ranked No 67, will face the winner of the match between Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 5 seed, and wildcard Nikola Bartunkova next.

The Spaniard defeated German Noma Noha Akugue (6-4, 6-0) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, Bulgaru, ranked No 208, beat lucky loser Ipek Oz (7-5, 6-3).

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Eva Lys vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Ana Bogdan vs. Nikola Bartunkova
• Anna Bondar vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Jodie Burrage
• Jil Teichmann vs. Emiliana Arango
• Patricia Maria Tig vs. Ekaterina Makarova
• Daria Snigur beat Anna-Lena Friedsam: 6-0, 1-6, 6-4