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WTA roundup: Badosa bows out of Abu Dhabi on day of uspets, Rybakina progresses

Linda Noskova (left) shakes hands after winning her second-round match with Paula Badosa
Linda Noskova (left) shakes hands after winning her second-round match with Paula BadosaAli Haider / EPA / Profimedia
Linda Noskova (20) of the Czech Republic rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over second-seeded Paula Badosa (27) of Spain in the second round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Wednesday.

Noskova converted six of nine break points while winning in 67 minutes against the Australian Open semi-finalist.

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 third seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia.

Rybakina is the top seed in Abu Dhabi
Rybakina is the top seed in Abu DhabiAli Haider / EPA / Profimedia

Czech Marketa Vondrousova knocked off fourth seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-3.

Eighth 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 three of five 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 per cent of her first seven points (30 of 40) while outdueling Danilovic to reach the quarterfinals.

Fourth seed Anhelina Kalinini of Ukraine rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands.

Fifth seed Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic outlasted Great Britain's Francesca Jones 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, while Germany's Ella Seidel rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over eighth seed Jaqueline Cristian of Romania.

Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus was a 6-3, 7-5 winner over Canada's Marina Stakusic.

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