Veneto Open: Wickmayer continues strong grass form
Yanina Wickmayer edged out Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon and will play German Tatjana Maria, the top seed, in the next round
Yanina Wickmayer competes at Surbiton 2023 Imago/Panoramic
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, the No 8 seed, edged out American Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Veneto Open at the Tennis Club Gaiba on Wednesday.
Wickmayer, ranked No 117, will face German Tatjana Maria, the top seed, next.
The 33-year-old Belgian won against Australian Priscilla Hon (7-5, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Gaiba tournament, Kenin, ranked No 127, beat Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (6-4, 6-2).
Gaiba WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Tennis Club Gaiba, grass, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Evgeniya Rodina
- Robin Montgomery vs. Laura Pigossi
- Nuria Brancaccio vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Katie Swan
- Olga Danilovic vs. Sinja Kraus: wednesday
- Yue Yuan (6) beat Su Jeong Jang: 6-1, 6-0
- Tatjana Maria beat Lisa Pigato (WC): 6-3, 6-3
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