Mérida Open: Birrell into last 8
Kimberly Birrell defeated Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night and will face the winner of the match between Catherine McNally and wildcard Katie Volynets in the next round
Kimberly Birrell at the 2023 Australian Open
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Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell reached the last 8 of the Mérida Open by winning against Chinese Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-2 at the Yucatan Country Club on Wednesday night.
Birrell, ranked No 133, will play the winner of the match between Catherine McNally and wildcard Katie Volynets next.
The Australian defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar (7-6 (8), 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Wang, ranked No 62, edged out American Alison Riske-Amritraj, the No 8 seed (7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (1)).
Mérida WTA 250, other second-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Sloane Stephens
- Ysaline Bonaventure vs. Katerina Siniakova
- Rebecca Peterson vs. Alycia Parks
- Magda Linette vs. Panna Udvardy
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Xinyu Wang
- Camila Giorgi vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Catherine McNally vs. Katie Volynets
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