Suzan Lamens, a Dutch qualifier, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Osaka Open by defeating Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 6-4 at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Wednesday night.
Ranked No. 125, Lamens will now face the winner of the match between Romanian qualifier Ana Bogdan and No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova.
Prior to her victory, Lamens also won against Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No. 6 seed, with a score of 6-1, 6-2.
In the previous round of the Osaka tournament, Bronzetti, ranked No. 78, emerged victorious against Spaniard Cristina Bucsa with a score of 6-3, 6-4.
Results of other second-round matches at the Osaka WTA 250 (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard court, prize money USD 267,080, with the most recent results listed first):
- Diane Parry vs. Greet Minnen
- Ana Bogdan vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Sara Saito vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Elise Mertens vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Aoi Ito vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Harriet Dart vs. Clara Tauson
- Eva Lys vs. McCartney Kessler (scheduled for Wednesday)
