Canberra Open: Wei reaches last eight
Sijia Wei won against Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Elsa Jacquemot and Simona Waltert next
Chinese Wei Sijia advanced to the last eight of the Canberra Open by winning against Thai Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the No 8 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Wei, ranked No 134, will play the winner of the match between French qualifier Elsa Jacquemot and Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert next.
The 21-year-old Chinese beat Australian wildcard Lizette Cabrera (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Canberra tournament.
In the first round of the Canberra tournament, Sawangkaew, ranked No 130, defeated German Ella Seidel (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):
- Alexandra Eala vs. Arianne Hartono
- Petra Hule vs. Nina Stojanovic
- Marina Stakusic vs. Taylah Preston
- Elsa Jacquemot vs. Simona Waltert
- Dalma Galfi vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Aoi Ito
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4