Jasmin Open: Mertens advances to last eight
Elise Mertens defeated Iryna Shymanovich 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Japanese Mai Hontama in the next round
Belgian Elise Mertens, the second seed, beat Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the last eight of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Wednesday afternoon.
Mertens, ranked No 36, will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Japanese Mai Hontama next.
The Belgian won against Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala (7-5, 6-0) in the previous round of the Monastir tournament.
In the previous round of the Monastir tournament, Shymanovich, ranked No 176, defeated Brazilian Laura Pigossi (6-3, 6-2).
Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Clara Burel vs. Erika Andreeva
- Katarina Zavatska vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Petra Marcinko
- Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Katarzyna Kawa
- Nadia Podoroska vs. Mai Hontama
- Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4