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Kateryna Baindl, Jaqueline Cristian set up quarterfinal match in rainy Prague

Baindl was runner-up on clay in Budapest two weeks ago, and is now through to a hard-court quarterfinal. 

By Associated Press
Kateryna Baindl tells Budapest crowd there's a "lot to learn" from Zhang Shuai after dismissing Amarissa Toth2:07
FLASHBACK: On her way to the final in Budapest, Kateryna Baindl had kind words for Zhang Shuai.

PRAGUE (AP) — Eighth-seeded Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Wednesday after Germany's Jule Niemeier retired when trailing 5-0 in the first set of their second-round match.

Baindl will face next Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, who eliminated Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-4, 6-3. Cristian knocked out top-seeded Marie Bouzkova in the first round of the hard-court tournament in the Czech capital.

In first-round play Wednesday, Ankita Raina of India eliminated Czech veteran Barbora Strycova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The remaining scheduled matches had to be suspended or postponed until Thursday because of rain.