the Kazakh Yulia Putintsevathird favorite and current champion, on Thursday thwarted the Brazilian’s aspiration Laura Pigosi in the second round of the tournament Budapest.
Putintseva, who is of Russian descent and has two titles in his history though none this year, encountered unexpected resistance from the South American player, who is in 125th place, pushing his opponent to the limit. The match was resolved in three sets (4-6, 6-1 and 6-2) after two hours and 18 minutes. The Kazakhs will face the Ukrainian in the quarterfinals Lesia Tsurenko.
Previously, the Serbian Alexandra Krunic gave a surprise by defeating china Shuai Zhangseeded sixth, by a strong 6-1 and 6-0. It will have another Chinese rival, Xiyu Wang |that in two playoffs the Belgian was eliminated Ana Bogdan | by 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (10).
The day ended with the Italian victory Elizabeth Cocciarettowhich halted the Czech reaction Katerina Siniakova and imposed by 7-5, 4-6 and 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals, where the American awaits Bernarda Pera.
Source: La Verdad
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