Top seed Karolina Muchova defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo for the first time in the Upper Austria Ladies Linz second round, but Elina Svitolina was upset by Anna Blinkova.
On a day that saw No.2-seeded Elina Svitolina fall prey to the upset bug, top-seeded Karolina Muchova held sway in Linz, reaching the quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.
No. 2 seed Elina Svitolina suffered a shock loss in her Linz opener, while top-seeded Karolina Muchova clinched a routine win ...