Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada marched into the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin yesterday.
The Canadian top seed defeated Russia’s Anastasia Zakharova 6-2, 7-5 in the last 16 round yesterday.
She will play fifth seed Marta Kostyuk for a place in the semi-finals of the WTA International Series event at True Arena Hua Hin Sport Club.
Earlier, Kostyuk of Ukraine secured her last-eight spot with a 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) victory over Nao Hibino of Japan.
German sixth seed Tatjana Maria also progressed after she knocked out the 2019 Thailand Open champion Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-0, 6-4.
Maria will play Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in the…