Palermo Open: Sharma outlasts Tomljanovic to reach quarter-finals

Astra Sharma defeated wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Wednesday night.

Sharma, ranked No 151, will face second seed Karolina Muchova next.

Astra Sharma won against Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 6 seed (6-0, 7-5) in the previous round of the Palermo tournament.

In the previous round of the Palermo tournament, Tomljanovic, ranked No 133, won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif (3-6, 7-5, 6-3).

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
• Chloe Paquet vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Erika Andreeva vs. Ann Li
• Karolina Muchova beat Noma Noha Akugue (Q): 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Diane Parry (4) beat Jil Teichmann (Q): 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Arantxa Rus (5): 6-2, 7-5