Merida Open: Sorribes Tormo into third WTA quarter-final of the season

The Spaniard will face Alina Korneeva or No 5 seed Anna Blinkova for a spot in the semi-finals

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Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo advanced to the quarter-finals of the Mérida Open by edging out Italian Lucrezia Stefanini 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 at the Yucatan Country Club on Thursday.

With the win, the Spaniard improved to 17-21 in 2024 in matches won/ lost.

Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 103, will face the winner of the match between Alina Korneeva and No 5 seed Anna Blinkova next. It will be her third WTA Tour quarter-final in 2024 (after Monastir and Rabat) and she will be gunning for her first semi-final on tour.

Ahead of her win today, the Spaniard won against Mexican wildcard Ana Sofia Sanchez (6-2, 6-1).

Stefanini, ranked No 163, defeated German Jule Niemeier, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round of the tournament.

Mérida WTA 250, other second-round matches (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267,082):

  • Zeynep Sonmez beat Elsa Jacquemot: 7-6 (3), 6-3
  • Nina Stojanovic beat Marina Stakusic: 6-3, 6-3
  • Polina Kudermetova beat Varvara Lepchenko: 6-3, 6-4
  • Ann Li beat Antonia Ruzic: 6-2, 6-2
  • Jil Teichmann vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
  • Alina Korneeva vs. Anna Blinkova
  • Renata Zarazua vs. Maja Chwalinska

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