Monterrey Open: Top seed Garcia sets up Sherif clash in quarters

Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Monterrey Open by beating Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-3, 6-2 at the Estadio GNP Seguros on Thursday.

Garcia, ranked No 5 in the world, will face Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 7 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Monterrey tournament, the Frenchwoman, who won the season-ending WTA Finals in November, won against Slovenian Kaja Juvan (6-3, 6-4).

Parrizas Diaz, ranked No 78, edged out Chinese Xiyu Wang (7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4) during the first round of the Monterrey tournament.

Monterrey WTA 250, other second-round results (Estadio GNP Seguros, hard, USD 259,303)

• Elise Mertens (4) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
• Mayar Sherif beat Xinyu Wang: 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Caroline Dolehide (Q) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 6-2, 6-4
• Donna Vekic (3) beat Emma Navarro (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Ysaline Bonaventure beat Kamilla Rakhimova (Q): 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-3
• Lin Zhu (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

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