Brazilian star Beatriz Haddad Maia has proved too highly effective for Anna Tomljanovic, beating the Australian 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the WTA quarterfinals in Seoul.
Haddad Maia broke Tomljanovic’s serve 3 times on her approach to the final eight of the Korea Open, the place she’s going to meet Polina Kudermetova.
Tomljanovic had been concerned in a three-hour wrestle in opposition to South Korean wildcard Su Jeong Jang within the earlier spherical, ultimately successful 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-3.
However in opposition to the No.3 seed she got here up quick, double-faulting 3 times and managing to transform simply one in all three break factors.
Becoming a member of Haddad Maia within the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 occasion on Thursday had been Daria Kasatkina, Emma Raducanu and Viktoria Tomova.
High-seed Kasatkina beat American Hailey Baptiste 6-4 6-2 whereas Englishwoman Raducanu upset No.8 seed Yue Yuan 6-4 6-3, meting out 11 aces.
Tomova led 7-5 4-1 in opposition to Amanda Anisimova when the American retired.
Becoming a member of Russian Kudermetova within the final eight are her sister Veronika Kudermetova, Diana Schnaider and Marta Kostyuk.
AAP
