Jabeur and Podoroska, in the quarterfinals in Ningbo

The Tunisian Ons Jabeur, first seed, and Argentina Nadia Podoroska This Wednesday they secured their places in the quarterfinals of the Ningbo WTA 250 tennis tournament (China), on the hard court, after defeating the German Tamara Korpatsch that the Russian Valeria Savinykhrespectively.

Jabeur, seventh in the world, showed his qualities against a rival he had never faced before and was finding it difficult to stop. An hour and 24 minute match in which the Tunisian won 6-3 and 6-2.

With two legs in the quarterfinals, the Russian will face the Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonarevawho earned a spot after her opponent Clara Tauson retired early in the second set with a hip injury.

Argentina Nadia Podoroska (87th in the world), in turn, achieved a brilliant comeback in the second and third sets, after a lack of control of the serve led to her first loss, in favor of Valeria Savinyksh (4-6, 6-0 and 6-2).

Two hours and five minutes of the match that allowed the tennis player from Rosario to match the number of victories against his rival (1-1, including the victory of Savinyksh in 2014), and proceed to the quarterfinals of the Chinese tournament , where he will face. in czech Katerina Siniakova (90 WTA). It took the latter one hour and 50 minutes to defeat the third favourite, Romanian Sorana Cirstea (26).

Also, the Italian Lucia Bronzetti (65) and the Czech Linda FruhvirtovaOnly 18 years old, will meet for the second time this Thursday in the quarterfinals after achieving a resounding victory over their rivals.

The Russian Diana Schneider and the czech Petra Kvitova They also secured their places in the next round. The first defeated fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova in just over an hour, and the second came directly after Kazakh Yulia Putintseva left the match before it started.