Palermo Open: Paquet reaches last eight

Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet reached the last 8 of the Palermo Open by winning against Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle 6-3, 6-1 at A.S.D. Country Time Club.

Paquet, ranked No 115, will face Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 4 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Palermo tournament, the Frenchwoman beat Chinese Saisai Zheng (6-3, 6-3).

Carle, ranked No 93, won against German Tatjana Maria, the No 8 seed (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) in the first round of the Palermo tournament.

Palermo WTA 250, other second-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Qinwen Zheng vs. Petra Martic
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Jaqueline Cristian: thursday
• Ann Li beat Erika Andreeva: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
• Astra Sharma beat Ajla Tomljanovic (WC): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
• Karolina Muchova (2) beat Noma Noha Akugue (Q): 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Diane Parry beat Jil Teichmann (Q): 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Arantxa Rus (5): 6-2, 7-5