Parma Open: Begu through to quarter-finals
Irina-Camelia Begu won against Matilde Paoletti 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 3 seed, won against Italian wildcard Matilde Paoletti 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Parma Open at the Tennis Club Parma on Wednesday evening.
Begu, ranked No 33, will play Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 6 seed, next.
The Romanian benefited from the abandonment of Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (7-5, 5-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Parma Ladies Open, Paoletti, ranked No 366, beat Romanian lucky loser Gabriela Lee (6-4, 3-6, 6-0).
Parma WTA 250, other second-round results (Tennis Club Parma, clay, EUR 203.204, most recent results first):
- Jasmine Paolini beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Maria Sakkari (1) beat Arantxa Rus: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Lauren Davis beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
- Ana Bogdan beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Q): 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Mayar Sherif beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (1)
- Danka Kovinic beat Sloane Stephens (4): 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
- Maryna Zanevska beat Dalma Galfi: 6-1, 6-3
