WTA Hobart: Second seed Mertens to meet Kudermetova in quarters
The Belgian won against Renata Zarazua 6-4, 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday
Caption: Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Tennis – Women’s Singles – Round 1 – Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July 25, 2021. Elise Mertens of Belgium in action
Belgian Elise Mertens, the second seed, beat Mexican lucky loser Renata Zarazua 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Hobart International on Wednesday.
Mertens, ranked No 34, will play Russian Veronika Kudermetova next at Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre. This is the Belgian’s fifth quarter-final appearance in Hobart.
Mertens won against Spanish qualifier Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the tournament.
Earlier in the week, Zarazua, ranked No 76, won against Italian lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti (6-4, 6-3).
Hobart WTA 250, other second-round results (Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 275,094):
- Amanda Anisimova (3) beat Anna Bondar (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Veronika Kudermetova beat Camila Osorio: 6-4, 6-1
- Dayana Yastremska (1) beat Ann Li (Q): 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Elina Avanesyan (6) beat Greet Minnen (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Maya Joint (WC) beat Magda Linette (4): 6-1, 6-1
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
- McCartney Kessler beat Maria Lourdes Carle (Q): 6-2, 6-2
