Guangzhou: Danilovic dismisses fifth seed Parry to reach last eight
The Serb wil face the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 3 seed, and Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the next round
Olga Danilovic (Chryslene Caillaud/Panoramic)
Serbia’s Olga Danilovic reached the last eight of the Guangzhou Open by winning against Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 5 seed, 6-1, 6-0 at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Danilovic, ranked No 86, will face the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 3 seed, and Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew next.
The Serb defeated Russian Erika Andreeva (6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the tournament.
Earlier in the week, Parry, ranked No 50, won against American lucky loser Emina Bektas (6-3, 6-2).
Guangzhou WTA 250, other second-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Jaqueline Cristian: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Yue Yuan vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
- Bernarda Pera vs. Shuai Zhang
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Alycia Parks
- Sijia Wei vs. Xiyu Wang
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Han Shi
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