Parma Open: Bogdan through to quarter-finals
Ana Bogdan beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll play the winner of the match between Italian wildcard Matilde Paoletti and Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 6 seed, won against Slovak qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Parma Open at the Tennis Club Parma on Wednesday afternoon.
Bogdan, ranked No 53, will face the winner of the match between Italian wildcard Matilde Paoletti and Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 3 seed, next.
The Romanian beat Brazilian Laura Pigossi (6-1, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Parma Ladies Open, Schmiedlova, ranked No 118, won against Hungarian qualifier Reka Luca Jani (6-2, 6-4).
Parma WTA 250, other second-round results (Tennis Club Parma, clay, EUR 203.204, most recent results first):
- Matilde Paoletti vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Maria Sakkari vs. Arantxa Rus: wednesday
- Lauren Davis vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo: wednesday
- 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