Palermo Open: Zheng reaches last 16, double-bagels Errani

Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the second seed, defeated Italian Sara Errani 6-0, 6-0 to move into the last 16 of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Monday evening.

Zheng, ranked No 26, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry and Italian qualifier Aurora Zantedeschi next.

That. Was. Impressive.

😳 Zheng Qinwen kicks off her Palermo campaign with a 6-0 6-0 win against two-time champion Sara Errani!#PLO23 | @WTA pic.twitter.com/txRr8Vhnez

— Palermo Ladies Open (@LadiesOpenPA) July 17, 2023

Palermo WTA 250, other 32 results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Arantxa Rus vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Camila Osorio vs. Fiona Ferro
• Mia Ristic vs. Dayana Yastremska
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Martina Trevisan
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Erika Andreeva
• Nigina Abduraimova vs. Tatiana Prozorova
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Mayar Sherif
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Francesca Curmi
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Emma Navarro vs. Eva Vedder
• Olga Danilovic vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Diane Parry vs. Aurora Zantedeschi
• Clara Burel vs. Julia Grabher: monday
• Nuria Brancaccio (Q) beat Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Camilla Rosatello (WC) beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-1, 6-1