San Luis Potosi Open: Pigossi beats You to move into quarter-finals
Laura Pigossi edged out Xiaodi You 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. She’ll play the winner of the match between Tamara Zidansek and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the next round
Laura Pigossi
Brazilian Laura Pigossi moved into the last eight of the San Luis Potosi Open by edging out Chinese qualifier Xiaodi You 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 at the Club Deportivo Potosino.
Pigossi, ranked No 116, will play the winner of the match between Slovenian Tamara Zidansek and Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the second seed, next.
The Brazilian defeated Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic (7-5, 6-3) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the San Luis Potosi tournament, You, ranked No 224, benefited from the abandonment of Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 7 seed (6-4, 4-2).
San Luis Potosi WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Club Deportivo Potosino, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Tamara Zidansek vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Marina Stakusic vs. Nadia Podoroska
- Suzan Lamens vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Anca Alexia Todoni vs. Julia Riera
- Anna Bondar vs. Francesca Jones
- Lucrezia Stefanini beat Erika Andreeva (5): 5-0 ret.
- Robin Montgomery beat Hailey Baptiste (6): 6-4, 6-1
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