Jasmin Open: Hontama breezes past Podoroska to reach the quarter-finals

Japanese Mai Hontama beat Argentinian Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir.

Hontama, ranked No 124, will face Belgian Elise Mertens, the second seed, next.

In the previous round of the Monastir tournament, the Japanese won against Spaniard Aliona Bolsova (4-6, 6-4, 6-0).

Podoroska, ranked No 77, edged out Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 5 seed (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) during the first round of the Monastir tournament.

Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Clara Burel vs. Erika Andreeva
• Katarina Zavatska vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Petra Marcinko
• Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Katarzyna Kawa
• Elise Mertens beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-3, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4