Arantxa Rus defeated the Belgian Elise Mertens in the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Hobart, Australia: 7-6, 6-0. The Dutch number 50 in the world first defeated the Czech Linda Fruhvirtova in three sets: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Russian then won in straight sets against Varvara Gracheva (6-2, 6-3).
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Arantxa Rus loses out to Elise Mertens in the Hobart quarter-finals
