Bogota Open: Bara into quarter-finals
Irina Bara edged out Laura Pigossi 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday evening. She’ll play Italian Sara Errani in the next round
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Romanian Irina Bara reached the last eight of the Bogota Open by edging out Brazilian Laura Pigossi 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 at the Country Club Bogota on Wednesday evening.
Bara, ranked No 178, will play Italian Sara Errani next.
The Romanian edged out Ukrainian qualifier Katarina Zavatska (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Bogota tournament.
During the first round of the Bogota tournament, Pigossi, ranked No 119, defeated Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-1).
Bogota WTA 500, other second-round results (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Francesca Jones vs. Laura Siegemund
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Hailey Baptiste
- Julia Riera vs. Tatjana Maria
- Camila Osorio vs. Anca Alexia Todoni
- Kamilla Rakhimova (8) beat Renata Zarazua: 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3
- Sara Errani beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (3): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Jule Niemeier
