Bari Open: Kawa beats Monnet to reach quarter-finals
Katarzyna Kawa defeated Carole Monnet 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 and will face the winner of the match between Carle and Tamara Zidansek in the next round
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Pole qualifier Katarzyna Kawa won against Frenchwoman Carole Monnet 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the last 8 of the Bari Open at Circolo Tennis Bari.
Kawa, ranked No 262, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 5 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the Pole edged out Italian Sara Errani, the No 4 seed (7-5, 4-6, 6-4).
Monnet, ranked No 166, defeated Italian wildcard Vittoria Paganetti (6-4, 6-1) in the previous round of the Puglia Open.
Bari WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Circolo Tennis Bari, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Jana Fett vs. Raluka Serban
- Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tamara Zidansek: thursday
- Zeynep Sonmez beat Aliona Bolsova (3): 6-1, 6-2
- Jaqueline Cristian (2) beat Nuria Brancaccio: 6-3, 6-4
- Alize Cornet (1) beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou: 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
- Rebecca Sramkova beat Polina Kudermetova: 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
- Jennifer Ruggeri beat Berfu Cengiz: 6-0, 6-2
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