Jasmin Open: Top seed Paolini advances to quarter-finals

Italian Jasmine Paolini, the top seed, won against Croat wildcard Petra Marcinko 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to move into the last eight of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Thursday.

Paolini, ranked No 30, will play No 6 seed Lucia Bronzetti next.

Ahead of her victory, the Italian defeated Frenchwoman Alize Cornet (6-4, 6-2).

Marcinko, ranked No 140, won against Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera (7-6 (7), 6-2) in the previous round of the Monastir tournament.

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

• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
• Katarina Zavatska vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Clara Burel (8) beat Erika Andreeva (WC): 6-0, 5-7, 7-6 (2)
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Katarzyna Kawa (WC): 6-4, 6-1
• Mai Hontama beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-1
• Elise Mertens (2) beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-3, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4