Monterrey Open: Vekic through to quarters, plays Bonaventure next

Croat Donna Vekic, the No 3 seed, defeated American wildcard Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Monterrey Open at the Estadio GNP Seguros on Wednesday.

Vekic, ranked No 31 in the world, will play Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure next.

In the previous round of the Monterrey tournament, the Croat benefited from the retirement of Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko (2-6, 5-0).

Navarro, ranked No 134, had defeated against Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the event.

Monterrey WTA 250, other second-round matches (Estadio GNP Seguros, hard, USD 259,303)

• Ysaline Bonaventure beat Kamilla Rakhimova (Q): 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-3
• Lin Zhu (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Caroline Garcia vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Elise Mertens vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Xinyu Wang vs. Mayar Sherif
• Caroline Dolehide vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova

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