Palermo Open: Garcia reaches last eight
Caroline Garcia edged out Elisabetta Cocciaretto 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday evening. She’ll face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Elina Avanesyan and Italian Lucia Bronzetti in the next round
Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 5 seed, edged out Italian wildcard Elisabetta Cocciaretto 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Thursday evening.
Garcia, ranked No 48, will face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Elina Avanesyan and Italian Lucia Bronzetti next.
The Frenchwoman defeated Chloe Paquet (6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Cocciaretto, ranked No 111, won against wildcard Sara Errani (6-1, 6-0).
Palerme WTA 250, other second-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Diane Parry beat Yulia Putintseva (2): 6-3, 6-4
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8) beat Julia Grabher (LL): 6-2, 6-4
- Shuai Zhang vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Irina-Camelia Begu (6) beat Oceane Dodin: 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) beat Leolia Jeanjean (Q): 6-0, 6-2
- Anna Bondar (7) beat Panna Udvardy: 6-2, 6-4
