Monterrey Open: Garcia easy against Sherif
Caroline Garcia won against Mayar Sherif 6-0, 6-4 on Friday
Caroline Garcia, Australian Open (AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the top seed, won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 7 seed, 6-0, 6-4 to move into the semi-finals of the Monterrey Open at the Estadio GNP Seguros on Friday night.
Garcia, ranked No 5, will face the winner of the match between Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 4 seed, and Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 8 seed, next.
The Frenchwoman beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan (6-3, 6-4) and Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-3, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
Sherif, ranked No 53, benefited from the abandonment of Colombian Camila Osorio (7-6 (5), 4-2) and edged out Chinese Xinyu Wang (3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4).
Monterrey WTA 250, other quarter-finls results (Estadio GNP Seguros, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Elise Mertens vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Donna Vekic (3) beat Ysaline Bonaventure: 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5)
- Lin Zhu (5) beat Caroline Dolehide (Q): 6-3, 6-2
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