Jiangxi Open: Rakhimova into last eight

No 5 seed Kamilla Rakhimova edged out Elena Pridankina 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the last eight of the Jiangxi Open at the Nanchang International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Rakhimova, ranked No 63, will play top seed Marie Bouzkova next.

Ahead of her victory, Kamilla Rakhimova edged out Croat Petra Martic (6-1, 4-6, 7-5).

Pridankina, ranked No 179, defeated German Ella Seidel (6-3, 7-6 (6)) in the previous round of the Jiangxi tournament.

Nanchang WTA 250, other second-round results (Nanchang International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Sijia Wei vs. Rebecca Sramkova
• Anna Bondar vs. Martina Trevisan
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Arantxa Rus
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew vs. Saisai Zheng
• Laura Siegemund beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-4, 6-4
• Marie Bouzkova beat Xinxin Yao (LL): 6-3, 6-3

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