Cluj-Napoca Open: Parrizas Diaz downs Blinkova to move into last eight
Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Anna Blinkova 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. She’ll face the winner of the match between Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Harriet Dart in the next round
Nuria Parrizas Diaz AO 2024 Imago/Panoramic
Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz edged out Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 3 seed, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Cluj-Napoca Open at the BTarena.
Parrizas Diaz, ranked No 132, will play the winner of the match between Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 5 seed, and qualifier Harriet Dart next.
The Spaniard beat German Laura Siegemund (6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament.
In the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, Blinkova, ranked No 51, won against Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert (6-3, 6-0).
Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BTarena, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Sara Errani vs. Tatjana Maria
- Camila Osorio vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Harriet Dart
- Anastasija Sevastova vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Clara Tauson vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Erika Andreeva vs. Ana Bogdan
- Arantxa Rus vs. Alize Cornet
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