STRASBOURG, France — Third-seeded Samantha Stosur advanced to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg International with a walkover after opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew with a back injury on Tuesday.
Stosur, a former finalist at the French Open, will next play Ajla Tomljanovic, who defeated Shelby Rogers 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2.
Also, Sloane Stephens lost only five points on her first serve and broke once in each set to join them in the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Coco Vandeweghe in an all-American match at the clay-court tournament.
Next up for Stephens will be either second-seeded Jelena Jankovic or Zheng Saisai.
"I played a solid match, I was happy with that — it’s always tough playing an American — and happy to get the win," Stephens said. "I’ve played two matches so far, so I’m happy with that and hopefully I can keep it going."