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Linda Noskova, Alize Cornet advance to the quarterfinals in Prague

Linda Noskova, Alize Cornet advance to the quarterfinals in Prague


PRAGUE — Linda Noskova rallied from a set down to beat Ankita Raina 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Thursday.

The fourth-seeded Nosková will next face Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, who defeated Xiyu Wang 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) at the hard-court tournament.

Alize Cornet needed 3 hours, 17 minutes to overcome Kaia Kanepi 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-4 to set up a quarterfinal against Tamara Korpatsch. The German was leading 4-0 in the first set when her second-round opponent, Yanina Wickmayer, retired.

Lucky loser Nao Hibino beat qualifier Viktoria Hrunčáková 6-1, 7-5. She will next face Czech player Tereza Martincova who beat Yue Yuan 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.

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