Guadalajara Open: Garcia makes quarter-finals
Caroline Garcia won against Ena Shibahara 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Thursday evening and will play No 6 seed Marie Bouzkova in the next round
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Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 4 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open by winning against Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) at the Panamerican Tennis Center on Thursday evening.
Garcia, ranked No 30, will face No 6 seed Marie Bouzkova next.
In the previous round of the Guadalajara tournament, Shibahara, ranked No 169, defeated Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell (6-4, 7-6 (4)).
Guadalajara WTA 500, other second-round results (Panamerican Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Magdalena Frech
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Marina Stakusic
- Marie Bouzkova beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-1
- Martina Trevisan beat Renata Zarazua: 6-4, 6-3
- Olivia Gadecki (Q) beat Danielle Collins (2): 6-3, 6-3
- Camila Osorio beat Veronika Kudermetova (7): 7-6, 6-7 (2), 7-5
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Victoria Azarenka (3): 6-2, 3-0 ret.
