Nottingham Open: Qualifier Mandlik upsets Giorgi to claim quarter-final spot
Elizabeth Mandlik beat Camila Giorgi 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday. She’ll play Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in the next round
Elizabeth Mandlik
American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik upset Italian Camila Giorgi, the No 7 seed, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Mandlik, ranked No 110 and the daughter of four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlikova, will face Frenchwoman Alize Cornet next.
The 22-year-old American edged out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Nottingham tournament, Giorgi, ranked No 47, beat American Madison Brengle (7-6 (5), 6-2).
Nottingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Magda Linette vs. Jodie Burrage
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Harriet Dart
- Katie Boulter vs. Daria Snigur: thursday
- Alize Cornet beat Maria Sakkari (1): 6-1, 6-4
- Heather Watson (Q) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-4, 6-4
- Magdalena Frech beat Lin Zhu (8): 6-2, 6-4
- Viktorija Golubic beat Donna Vekic (4): 6-4, 6-1
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