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yOpen de Limoges: Zhang into quarter-finals
Shuai Zhang defeated Ekaterina Reyngold 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday and will face Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed, in the next round
China’s Zhang Shuai in action during her first round match against Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Chinese Shuai Zhang, the top seed, won against Russian qualifier Ekaterina Reyngold 6-1, 6-3 to reach the last eight of the Open de Limoges at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Wednesday.
Zhang, ranked No 25, will play Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Chinese defeated Frenchwoman Jessika Ponchet (2-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Reyngold, ranked No 237, won against French qualifier Marine Partaud (6-0, 6-2) in the previous round of the Limoges Open.
Limoges WTA 125, other second-round results (Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Jana Fett
- Clara Burel vs. Erika Andreeva
- Audrey Albie vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Clara Tauson
- Anhelina Kalinina beat Jenny Lim (LL): 6-0, 6-0
- Anna Blinkova beat Greet Minnen: 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Ana Bogdan (4) beat Katrina Scott: 6-3, 7-5
