Guangzhou Open: Dolehide knocks out second seed Bouzkova
The American will play Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Caroline Dolehide (Action Plus/Panoramic)
American qualifier Caroline Dolehide edged out second seed Marie Bouzkova 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to advance to the last eight of the Guangzhou Open at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Thursday.
Dolehide, ranked No 101, will play Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, the No 7 seed, next.
In the previous round of the tournament, the American defeated Russian lucky loser Elena Pridankina (6-2, 6-1).
Bouzkova, ranked No 47, won against Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens (6-3, 6-1) earlier in the week.
Guangzhou WTA 250, other second-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Bernarda Pera beat Shuai Zhang (WC): 6-2, 6-2
- Katerina Siniakova (1) beat Alycia Parks (LL): 6-1, 6-4
- Xiyu Wang beat Sijia Wei (WC): 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Han Shi (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Olga Danilovic beat Diane Parry (5): 6-1, 6-0
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Jaqueline Cristian: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Yue Yuan vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
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