Palermo Open: Top seed Zheng sets up semis clash against Parry

China’s Qinwen Zheng, the top seed, moved into the last four of the Palermo Open by beating Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, 6-1, 6-1 at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Friday.

Zheng, ranked No 7 in the world and a finalist at this year’s Australian Open, will play No 4 seed Diane Parry next.

Ahead of her win today, the 21-year-old Chinese won against Italian Sara Errani (6-3, 6-2) and Croat Petra Martic (6-4, 6-4).

Cristian, ranked No 66, defeated Argentinian Julia Riera (6-3, 6-2) and Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the tournament.

Palermo WTA 250, other quarter-final matches (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267,082):

• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Ann Li: 6-3, 6-4
• Diane Parry beat Chloe Paquet: 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
• Astra Sharma vs. Karolina Muchova

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