Canberra Open: Wei reaches last eight
Sijia Wei won against Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Elsa Jacquemot and Simona Waltert next
Wei Sijia, Beijing 2024
Image Credit: Imago / Panoramic
Chinese Wei Sijia advanced to the last eight of the Canberra Open by winning against Thai Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the No 8 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Wei, ranked No 134, will play the winner of the match between French qualifier Elsa Jacquemot and Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert next.
The 21-year-old Chinese beat Australian wildcard Lizette Cabrera (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Canberra tournament.
In the first round of the Canberra tournament, Sawangkaew, ranked No 130, defeated German Ella Seidel (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):
- Alexandra Eala vs. Arianne Hartono
- Petra Hule vs. Nina Stojanovic
- Marina Stakusic vs. Taylah Preston
- Elsa Jacquemot vs. Simona Waltert
- Dalma Galfi vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Aoi Ito
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4
