Merida Open: Top seed Zarazua reaches quarter-finals, faces Sonmez next

Mexican Renata Zarazua, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Merida Open by winning against Pole qualifier Maja Chwalinska 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the Yucatan Country Club on Thursday.

Zarazua, ranked No 62, will face Zeynep Sonmez next. This will mark the first time that the Mexican player is through to the quarter-finals at the WTA level in 2024.

In the previous round of the tournament, the Mexican defeated American wildcard Akasha Urhobo (7-5, 6-2). Today’s win was her sixth this season at the WTA level and she is seeded No 1 for the first time in her career at a WTA singles event.

Chwalinska, ranked No 175, won against Canadian Rebecca Marino (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) earlier in the week.

Merida WTA 250, other second-round matches (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267,082):

• Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
• Zeynep Sonmez beat Elsa Jacquemot: 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Nina Stojanovic beat Marina Stakusic: 6-3, 6-3
• Polina Kudermetova beat Varvara Lepchenko: 6-3, 6-4
• Ann Li beat Antonia Ruzic: 6-2, 6-2
• Alina Korneeva vs. Anna Blinkova
• Jil Teichmann vs. Ajla Tomljanovic

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