the brazilian Beatriz Haddad qualified for the quarterfinals of the Tokyo tournamentwhich was played on a hard surface, while Mexican Fernanda Contreras was eliminated.
Haddad did not have to play in the second round, as her rival, Japan’s Naomi Osaka, withdrew due to illness.. Her opponent was fourth seed Veronika Kudermetova who defeated Contreras in a clear 6-0 and 6-1, in 57 minutes of the match.
In Thursday’s other two matches, Petra Martic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-4 and Liudmila Samsonova defeated Xinyu Wang 7-6 (5), 6-3.
certainly Samsonova will be the rival, this Friday, of Garbiñe Muguruza for a spot in the semifinals.
Quarter finals
Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – Claire Liu (USA)
Veronika Kudermetova (4) – Beatriz Haddad (BRA, 5)
Lyudmila Samsonova – Garbine Muguruza (ESP, 3)
Petra Martic (CRO) – Shuai Zhang (CHN)
Source: La Verdad
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