Montevideo Open: In-Albon beats Lodikova to reach last eight
Ylena In-Albon beat Daria Lodikova 6-2, 7-6 (4) and will face the winner of the match between Capurro Taborda and Robin Montgomery in the next round
Swiss Ylena In-Albon reached the quarter-finals of the Montevideo Open by beating Russian Daria Lodikova 6-2, 7-6 (4) at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club.
In-Albon, ranked No 275, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Martina Capurro Taborda, the No 3 seed, and American Robin Montgomery next.
The Swiss won against American Raveena Kingsley (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Uruguayan tournament.
In the previous round of the Uruguayan tournament, Lodikova, ranked No 364, defeated Greek Valentini Grammatikopoulou, the No 8 seed (7-6 (5), 6-2).
Montevideo WTA 125, other second-round results (Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Gabriela Lee vs. Renata Zarazua
- Ekaterine Gorgodze vs. Solana Sierra
- Diane Parry vs. Despina Papamichail
- Miriam Bulgaru vs. Eva Vedder
- Martina Capurro Taborda vs. Robin Montgomery
- Ipek Oz vs. Julia Riera: wednesday