Linz: Carla Suarez Navarro and Petra Kvitova to meet in Quarterfinals

Linz: Carla Suarez Navarro and Petra Kvitova to meet in Quarterfinals

Carla Suarez Navarro beat Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-4 and made it into the quarterfinal of the Generali Ladies tennis event in Linz.

Suarez Navarro dropped serve early in the opening set but saved three more break points afterward.

The Spaniard will next face Petra Kvitova, who upset Iveta Benesova 6-4, 7-5.

Sara Errani defeated Tatjana Malek 6-3, 6-0. Malek scored only four points on her own serve in the second set.

In first-round play, Agnieszka Radwanska made it past Monica Niculescu 6-4, 6-2. Radwanska will meet Alize Cornet, who beat Kristina Barrois 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 6-4.

Wickmayer missed five set points in the opening set and converted only one of 10 break points.

In the second round, Wickmayer faces Alexandra Dulgheru, who beat Sybille Bammer 6-3, 6-1.

Source AP