Argentina Open: Pigossi blasts past Perrin to make quarter-finals
Laura Pigossi beat Conny Perrin 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday evening. She’ll play the winner of the match between Argentinian Solana Sierra and American Robin Montgomery in the next round
Laura Pigossi
Brazilian Laura Pigossi, the No 5 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Argentina Open by winning against Swiss Conny Perrin 6-2, 6-3 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday evening.
Pigossi, ranked No 137, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Solana Sierra and American Robin Montgomery next.
The Brazilian edged out Spaniard Leyre Romero Gormaz (6-4, 4-6, 6-4) in the previous round of the Argentinian tournament. In the previous round of the Argentinian tournament, Perrin, ranked No 364, defeated Brazilian Carolina M. Alves (6-2, 6-1).
Buenos Aires WTA 125, other second-round results (Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Solana Sierra vs. Robin Montgomery
- Renata Zarazua vs. Luisina Giovannini
- Miriam Bulgaru vs. Julia Riera
- Ipek Oz vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
- Jamie Loeb vs. Elizabeth Mandlik: wednesday
- Polona Hercog beat Valeriya Strakhova: 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
- Diane Parry (1) beat Julieta Lara Estable (WC): 6-3, 6-3
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