Rabat Open: Tomova secures spot in quarter-finals
Viktoriya Tomova won against Yafan Wang 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Wednesday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Colombian Camila Osorio and German Laura Siegemund in the next round
Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova advanced to the quarter-finals of the Rabat Open by winning against Chinese Yafan Wang 7-6 (4), 6-0 at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Wednesday.
Tomova, ranked No 84, will face the winner of the match between Colombian Camila Osorio and German Laura Siegemund next.
The Bulgarian beat qualifier Berfu Cengiz (6-2, 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Rabat tournament, Wang, ranked No 68, defeated No 8 seed Lin Zhu (4-6, 6-0, 6-2).
Rabat WTA 250, other last 16 results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Camilla Rosatello vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Mayar Sherif vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
- Camila Osorio vs. Laura Siegemund
- Xiyu Wang vs. Peyton Stearns
- Lucia Bronzetti (4) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 6-3
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto (7) beat Zhuoxuan Bai: 6-4, 6-2
- Sara Sorribes Tormo (3) beat Nadia Podoroska: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3