Jasmin Open: Lys advances to quarter-finals

German Eva Lys moved into the quarter-finals of the Jasmin Open by edging out Belgian Elise Mertens, the top seed, 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Thursday evening.

Lys, ranked No 126, will face the winner of the match between qualifier Zeynep Sonmez and Belgian Greet Minnen, the No 6 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Monastir tournament, the 22-year-old German defeated Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (6-3, 7-5).

Mertens, ranked No 32, won against Russian Anastasia Zakharova (6-2, 6-0) during the first round of the Monastir tournament.

Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Greet Minnen
• Antonia Ruzic (Q) beat Yuriko Lily Miyazaki: 6-3, 6-1
• Lucia Bronzetti (7) beat Ann Li: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Clara Burel (2): 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Yulia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Diane Parry (3): 6-4, 6-4
• Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Jana Fett: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Sonay Kartal (Q) beat Mai Hontama: 6-2, 6-2