Updated: April 30, 2008, 11:26 AM ET
Teenager Pliskova drops eighth-seeded Kanepi at Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Wild-card entrant Karolina Pliskova rallied to defeat eighth-seeded Kaia Kanepi 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 Wednesday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Prague Open.
The 16-year-old Pliskova, who beat Alicia Molik 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday for her first WTA Tour victory, next will play third-seeded Victoria Azarenka or Tatiana Poutchek.
Azarenka defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 in a first-round match suspended Tuesday by rain.
Also in the second round, Roberta Vinci defeated American Jill Craybas 6-4, 6-4.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
