Palermo Open: Sorribes Tormo into quarter-finals

Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, won against French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the last eight of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Wednesday evening.

Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 41, will play No 7 seed Anna Bondar next.

The Spaniard defeated Romanian Ana Bogdan (2-6, 6-4, 6-2) in the previous round. Jeanjean, ranked No 151, won against Swiss Ylena In-Albon (6-2, 6-4).

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

• Elina Avanesyan vs. Lucia Bronzetti : thursday
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Caroline Garcia : thursday
• Diane Parry vs. Yulia Putintseva : thursday
• Julia Grabher vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz : thursday
• Shuai Zhang vs. Jasmine Paolini : thursday
• Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Oceane Dodin : thursday
• Anna Bondar beat Panna Udvardy: 6-2, 6-4