Bogota Open: Sorribes Tormo through to quarter-finals, meets Rakhimova next
The Spaniard is through to the quarter-finals in Bogota for the third time in her career
Sara Sorribes Tormo | © Zuma / Panoramic
Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 7 seed, won against Colombian wildcard Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-3 to reach the last 8 of the Bogota Open at the Country Club Bogota on Thursday.
Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 106, will face Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the No 4 seed, next.
The Spaniard defeated Aliona Bolsova (6-0, 6-4) in the previous round of the Colombia Open while Arango, ranked No 242, benefited from the retirement of French qualifier Harmony Tan (7-5, 3-1).
Bogota WTA 250, other second-round matches (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 259.303)
- Nuria Brancaccio (Q) beat Sinja Kraus (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Peyton Stearns beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-4, 6-1
- Laura Pigossi (6) beat Natalija Stevanovic (Q): 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Eugenie Bouchard (WC): 6-0, 6-7 (7), 6-4
- Francesca Jones beat Carol Zhao: 6-2, 6-1
- Tatjana Maria (2) beat Carolina M. Alves (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Mirjam Bjorklund vs. Tamara Zidansek
