Palermo Open: Li battles past Andreeva to make quarter-finals
Ann Li edged out Erika Andreeva 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday evening. She’ll face Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the next round
Ann Li, 2024 Imago / Panoramic
American Ann Li edged out Russian Erika Andreeva 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to move into the last eight of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club.
Li, ranked No 127, will face Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu next.
Ahead of her victory, the American beat No 3 seed Peyton Stearns (3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2).
Andreeva, ranked No 92, won against Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Palermo tournament.
Palermo WTA 250, other second-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Petra Martic
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Chloe Paquet vs. Maria Lourdes Carle: thursday
- Astra Sharma beat Ajla Tomljanovic (WC): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
- Karolina Muchova (2) beat Noma Noha Akugue (Q): 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
- Diane Parry (4) beat Jil Teichmann (Q): 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2
- Irina-Camelia Begu beat Arantxa Rus (5): 6-2, 7-5
