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yMonterrey Open: Zhu into quarter-finals, plays Dolehide next
The Chinese player beat Rebecca Marino 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 on Wednesday
Lin Zhu, 2021 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
China’s Lin Zhu, the No 5 seed, won against Canadian Rebecca Marino 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the last eight of the Monterrey Open at the Estadio GNP Seguros on Wednesday.
Zhu, ranked No 41, will face American qualifier Caroline Dolehide, who beat Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in another second round match.
The Chinese defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar (6-4, 7-6 (4)) in her first round match at the Monterrey tournament. Meanwhile, Marino, ranked No 74, won against Mexican wildcard Fernanda Contreras Gomez (7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)).
Monterrey WTA 250, other second-round matches (Estadio GNP Seguros, hard, USD 259,303)
- Emma Navarro vs. Donna Vekic
- Tatjana Maria vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Elise Mertens vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Xinyu Wang vs. Mayar Sherif
- Caroline Garcia vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
