Watson through in Hobart
Heather Watson is into the quarter-finals at the Hobart International after defeating Fiona Ferro in straight sets.
The British No 2, who had to play two qualifying rounds at the event, won 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a match that was delayed due to darkness.
Play was suspended with Watson leading a set and 3-2 on serve in the second set.
After the resumption, the 27-year-old from Guernsey broke her opponent’s serve in the eighth game of the set before serving it out for the victory.
Watson had earlier edged a tight opening set in a tiebreak after dropping her serve late in the set. She faces Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the last eight.
ATP ASB CLASSIC (Auckland) 1st rd: John Millman (Aus) bt Michael Mmoh (USA) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt (7) Adrian Mannarino (Fra) 3-6 6-4 6-4, Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, Marco Cecchinato (Ita) bt (8) Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (18-20) 7-6 (7-2).
2nd rd: (4) John Isner (USA) bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (1-7) 6-3, (6) Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) bt Mikael Ymer (Swe) 6-2 7-6 (7-2), (5) Benoit Paire (Fra) bt Thiago Moura Monteiro (Bra) 4-6 6-4 6-3, Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt (1) Fabio Fognini (Ita) 3-6 6-4 6-3, Ugo Humbert (Fra) bt Marco Cecchinato (Ita) 6-1 6-4, Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6-3 7-6 (7-4), (2) Denis Shapovalov (Can) bt Vasek Pospisil (Can) 6-4 7-6 (7-2), John Millman (Aus) bt (3) Karen Khachanov (Rus) 4-6 6-3 6-3.
WTA HOBART INTERNATIONAL, 2nd rd: (5) Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) bt Catherine Cartan Bellis (USA) 7-6 (8-6) 6-1, Lizette Cabrera (Aus) bt Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) 4-6 6-4 6-4, Lauren Davis (USA) bt (6) Magda Linette (Pol) 6-4 6-4, (2) Garbine Muguruza (Spa) bt Ons Jabeur (Tun) 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4), (4) Shuai Zhang (Chn) bt Kateryna Kozlova (Ukr) 4-6 6-1 6-2,(3) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 7-5 6-3, (1) Elise Mertens (Bel) bt Viktoria Kuzmova (Svk) 6-1 6-0, Heather Watson (Gbr) bt Fiona Ferro (Fra) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.
ATP & WTA ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL
Men’s 1st rd: Alex Bolt (Aus) bt Stephane Robert (Fra) 6-4 2-6 6-0.
Men’s 2nd rd: (3) Andrey Rublev (Rus) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6-3 6-3, Lloyd George Harris (Rsa) bt Laslo Djere (Ser) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, Tommy Paul (USA) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6-1 6-2, (4) Pablo Carreno-busta (Spa) bt Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 6-3 6-2, Albert Ramos-vinolas (Spa) bt (1) Jaume Munar (Spa) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3, Alex Bolt (Aus) bt (7) Jan-lennard Struff (Ger) 6-3 6-4, (2) Felix Auger-aliassime (Can) bt James Duckworth (Aus) 6-3 7-6 (7-0).
Women’s 2nd rd: Donna Vekic (Cro) bt Maria Sakkari (Gre) 2-6 7-5 6-1, Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) bt (9) Angelique Kerber (Ger) 6-3 2-0 ret, Danielle Collins (USA) bt (7) Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-3 6-1, (6) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) bt Bernarda Pera (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2, (8) Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) bt Arina Rodionova (Aus) 6-0 6-0, (4) Belinda Bencic (Swi) bt Julia Goerges (Ger) 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4).