Vancouver Open: Kasintseva reaches quarter-finals
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva edged out Jodie Burrage 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7) on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Australian qualifier Priscilla Hon and Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the second seed, in the next round
Andorran Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva edged out Jodie Burrage 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7) to reach the last 8 of the Vancouver Open at Hollyburn Country Club on Wednesday evening.
Kasintseva, ranked No 165, will face the winner of the match between Australian qualifier Priscilla Hon and Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the second seed, next.
In the previous round, the 17-year-old Andorran won against Japanese Misaki Doi, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-2).
Burrage, ranked No 142, edged out Pole Maja Chwalinska (6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (4)) in the first round.
Vancouver WTA 125, other second-round results (Hollyburn Country Club, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Rebecca Peterson vs. Catherine Harrison
- Priscilla Hon vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Maddison Inglis vs. Xinyu Wang
- Arianne Hartono vs. Emma Navarro
- Madison Brengle vs. Coco Vandeweghe
- Chloe Paquet vs. Heather Watson: wednesday
- Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Q) beat Cadence Brace (WC): 7-5, 6-2