Jiangxi Open: Sawangkaew advances to quarter-finals

Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew advanced to the last 8 of the Jiangxi Open by edging out Chinese wildcard Zheng Saisai 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6) at the Nanchang International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Sawangkaew, ranked No 147, will face Laura Siegemund next.

The 22-year-old Thai won against Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 7 seed (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Jiangxi tournament, Saisai Zheng edged out Croat Jana Fett (6-4, 2-6, 6-4).

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

• Anna Bondar vs. Martina Trevisan
• Sijia Wei vs. Rebecca Sramkova
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Arantxa Rus
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Kamilla Rakhimova (5) beat Elena Pridankina: 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Laura Siegemund beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-4, 6-4
• Marie Bouzkova (1) beat Xinxin Yao (LL): 6-3, 6-3