Nanchang, China – Third-seeded Marie Bouzkova from the Czech Republic secured her spot in the quarterfinals of the Jiangxi Open with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Russian opponent Amina Anshba. Anshba, currently ranked at No. 424 in the world, provided stiff competition in the first set before eventually losing the decisive game on her own serve. Bouzkova then dominated the second set with three service breaks.
In another match, the eighth-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain was upset by Colombian player Camila Osorio, who won 6-4, 7-5. Meanwhile, Nao Hibino of Japan secured her quarterfinal berth with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Australia’s Kimberly Birrell, and Diana Shnaider of Russia advanced when her fellow Russian opponent, Vera Zvonareva, retired due to illness, with Shnaider leading 1-0 in the second set.
Rebeka Masarova Comes Back to Win in Transylvania Open
Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Fourth-seeded Rebeka Masarova from Spain staged a comeback after a slow start to defeat Romania’s Miriam Bulgaru in a second-round match with a final score of 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0. Bulgaru had a chance to close out the match when she served for it at 6-5 in the second set but couldn’t convert. Masarova needed eight set points to secure the tiebreaker and eventually cruised to victory in the final set, never facing a break point.
In other second-round matches at the Transylvania Open, Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova overcame Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, and Ukraine’s Daria Snigur defeated Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-0, 1-6, 6-4. Jil Teichmann from Switzerland defeated Belgian sixth seed Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 7-6 (6), while Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian won against Switzerland’s Celine Naef 6-4, 6-4.
Lucia Bronzetti Wins All-Italian Match at Jasmin Open Monastir
Monastir, Tunisia – Sixth-seeded Lucia Bronzetti emerged victorious in an all-Italian second-round match at the Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia. She defeated Sara Errani with a final score of 6-3, 6-4. Bronzetti secured her win despite a lower first-serve rate than Errani, thanks to her stronger performance in winning first-serve points.
In other second-round results, second-seeded Elise Mertens from Belgium dominated Belarus’ Iryna Shymanovich with a score of 6-3, 6-2, while Japan’s Mai Hontama won against Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. Italy’s Lucrezia Stefanini defeated Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa with a score of 6-4, 6-1.
