Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over second-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain in the second round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Wednesday.

Noskova converted 6 of 9 break points while winning in 67 minutes against the Australian Open semifinalist. Noskova next faces Poland’s Magda Linette, who advanced when sixth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia retired in the second set.

Top-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Katie Volynets, while Ashlyn Krueger delivered a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia. Czech Marketa Vondrousova knocked off No. 4 Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-3.

No. 8 seed Leyla Fernandez of Canada posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Lulu Sun of New Zealand and Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Wakana Sonobe of Japan.

Transylvania Open

Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria saved 3 of 5 break points while notching a 7-5, 7-5 victory over second-seeded Olga Danilovic of Serbia in the second round in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Tomova won 75 percent of her first-seven points (30 of 40) while outdueling Danilovic to reach the quarterfinals. No. 4 seed Anhelina Kalinini of Ukraine rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands.

No. 5 seed Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic outlasted Great Britain’s Francesca Jones 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4, while Germany’s Ella Seidel rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 8 Jaqueline Cristian of Romania. Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus was a 6-3, 7-5 winner over Canada’s Marina Stakusic.

–Field Level Media