Top seed Diana Shnaider secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over qualifier Ekaterina Makarova at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest.
Shnaider, ranked No. 28, is set to face the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar and German lucky loser Ella Seidel in the next round.
In the previous round of the Budapest tournament, Diana Shnaider narrowly defeated Hungarian wildcard Fanny Stollar (6-3, 3-6, 6-4).
Also in the previous round, Makarova, ranked No. 183, emerged victorious against Hungarian wildcard Timea Babos (6-3, 6-1).
Budapest WTA 250, other second-round results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267,082, most recent results first):
- Anna Bondar vs. Ella Seidel
- Rebecca Sramkova defeated Xiyu Wang (3) with a score of 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Eva Lys beat Bernarda Pera with a score of 7-6 (6), 4-1 (ret.)
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Elina Avanesyan defeated Rebeka Masarova with a score of 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Suzan Lamens beat Carole Monnet (Q) with a score of 6-4, 6-0
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Maria Timofeeva with a score of 6-3, 6-4
