Palermo Open: Bondar into last eight

No 7 seed Anna Bondar won against Panna Udvardy 6-2, 6-4 to move into the last 8 of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Wednesday evening.

Bondar, ranked No 50, will face the winner of the match between French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, Anna Bondar defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel (6-4, 6-4).

Udvardy, ranked No 108, beat Italian wildcard Lucrezia Stefanini (6-1, 7-6 (4)) in the previous round.

Palerme WTA 250, other second-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):

• Diane Parry vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Julia Grabher vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Shuai Zhang vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Caroline Garcia
• Elina Avanesyan vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Oceane Dodin
• Leolia Jeanjean vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo