Thailand Open: Rodionova fights back to sweep past Bai, makes last eight
Arina Rodionova defeated Zhuoxuan Bai 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday afternoon and will face Chinese Lin Zhu, the second seed, in the next round
Arina Rodionova, Thailand Open, 2024 © Hua Hin Open
Australian Arina Rodionova defeated Chinese Zhuoxuan Bai 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open at the True Arena Hua Hin.
Rodionova, ranked No 101, will face Chinese Lin Zhu, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the Hua Hin tournament, the 34-year-old Australian won against Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 6 seed (7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3).
Bai, ranked No 90, won against French qualifier Chloe Paquet (7-6 (5), 6-3) in the first round of the Hua Hin tournament.
Hua Hin WTA 250, other second-round results (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Lin Zhu beat Linda Fruhvirtova: 6-2, 6-2
- Yafan Wang beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (8): 6-2, 6-4
- Katie Volynets beat Tatjana Maria (4): 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
- Yulia Putintseva (7) beat Viktorija Golubic: 7-6, 7-6 (1)
- Xinyu Wang (3) beat Nao Hibino: 7-5, 6-4
- Diana Shnaider beat Paula Badosa: 6-2, 3-4 ret.
- Dalma Galfi (Q) beat Xiyu Wang (5): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
