Mérida Open: Korneeva through to semi-finals
Alina Korneeva defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo on Friday. She’ll face Zeynep Sonmez in the next round
Alina Korneeva at the 2023 Australian Open
Russian Alina Korneeva moved into the semi-finals of the Mérida Open by defeating Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-1 at the Yucatan Country Club on Friday.
Korneeva, ranked No 254, will face Zeynep Sonmez next.
The 17-year-old Russian won against American Alycia Parks (6-3, 6-1) and No 5 seed Anna Blinkova (7-5, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Mérida tournament, Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 103, beat Mexican wildcard Ana Sofia Sanchez (6-2, 6-1) and edged out Italian Lucrezia Stefanini (6-4, 1-6, 6-4).
Mérida WTA 250, other last eight results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Polina Kudermetova beat Nina Stojanovic: 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
- Zeynep Sonmez beat Renata Zarazua (1): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Ann Li beat Jil Teichmann: 6-1, 6-1
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