Mérida Open: Kudermetova reaches quarter-finals
Polina Kudermetova won against Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday evening. She’ll play Serb Nina Stojanovic in the next round
Polina Kudermetova (Zuma / Panoramic)
Mérida Open Akron •Round of 16 •
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Russian Polina Kudermetova beat American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Mérida Open at the Yucatan Country Club on Thursday evening.
Kudermetova, ranked No 133, will play Serb Nina Stojanovic next.
The 21-year-old Russian won against Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the second seed (6-1, 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Mérida tournament, Lepchenko, ranked No 144, won against Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek (6-2, 6-2).
Mérida WTA 250, other second-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Alina Korneeva vs. Anna Blinkova
- Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Renata Zarazua vs. Maja Chwalinska
- Elsa Jacquemot vs. Zeynep Sonmez
- Nina Stojanovic beat Marina Stakusic: 6-3, 6-3
- Ann Li beat Antonia Ruzic: 6-2, 6-2
- Jil Teichmann vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
