Palermo Open: Zheng sees off Martic to make quarter-finals
Qinwen Zheng beat Petra Martic 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday evening. She’ll face Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Qinwen Zheng, 2024
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Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Palermo Open by winning against Croat Petra Martic 6-4, 6-4 at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Thursday evening.
Zheng, ranked No 7, will play Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, next.
The 21-year-old Chinese beat Italian Sara Errani (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Palermo tournament, Martic, ranked No 99, won against Colombian Emiliana Arango (6-2, 6-3).
Palermo WTA 250, other second-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-3, 6-2
- Chloe Paquet beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 6-3, 6-1
- Ann Li beat Erika Andreeva: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- 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
