Jasmin Open: Stefanini dispatches Kawa to advance to the last eight
Lucrezia Stefanini beat Katarzyna Kawa 6-4, 6-1 and will face the winner of the match between Clara Burel and Erika Andreeva in the next round
Italian Lucrezia Stefanini defeated Pole wildcard Katarzyna Kawa 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the last eight of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir.
Stefanini, ranked No 125, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the No 8 seed, and Russian wildcard Erika Andreeva next.
In the previous round of the Monastir tournament, the Italian won against qualifier Camilla Rosatello (5-7, 6-3, 6-1).
Kawa, ranked No 217, edged out Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 3 seed (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) in the previous round of the Monastir tournament.
Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
- Katarina Zavatska vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Petra Marcinko
- Clara Burel vs. Erika Andreeva
- Mai Hontama beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-1
- Elise Mertens (2) beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-3, 6-2
- Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4