Results from the WTA tournament in Linz, Austria on Thursday (x denotes seeding): 2nd rd Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x1) bt Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-0, 6-3 Oceane Dodin (FRA) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-4, 6-4 Nadia Podoroska (ARG x6) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-4 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS x5) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Elise Mertens (BEL x2) bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 afp