Makaraska Open: Sherif reaches last 8
Mayar Sherif won against Kristina Dmitruk 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday afternoon and will face Chinese Yue Yuan in the next round
Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 3 seed, won against Belarusian wildcard Kristina Dmitruk 6-2, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Makaraska Open at Tennis Center Makarska on Thursday.
Sherif, ranked No 54, will face Chinese Yue Yuan next.
The Egyptian defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round of the Makarska tournament.
During the 32 of the Makarska tournament, Dmitruk, ranked No 219, won against Hungarian wildcard Natalia Szabanin (6-4, 6-1).
Makarska WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Tennis Center Makarska, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Rebecca Peterson vs. Ana Konjuh
- Katarina Zavatska vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Kateryna Baindl (6) beat Darya Astakhova: 6-2, 6-4
- Rebecca Sramkova (Q) beat Peyton Stearns (4): 6-3, 7-5
- Linda Noskova (1) beat Elsa Jacquemot: 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Yue Yuan beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-0, 6-4
- Diane Parry (5) beat Miriam Bulgaru (Q): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
