ATX Open (Austin, Texas)
Top seed Jessica Pegula made quick work of Spain’s Nuria Parrizas-Diaz on Wednesday, rolling to a 6-1, 6-3 victory while never facing a break point. Pegula won 18 of her 20 first-serve points and now advances to the quarterfinals to meet Russia’s Anna Blinkova, who also cruised in a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Germany’s Tatjana Maria.
Elsewhere, fifth-seeded McCartney Kessler topped Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 6-2, 7-5, while Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic staged a comeback for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory against Great Britain’s Jodie Burrage. The late match featured Australia’s Kimberly Birrell taking on Japan’s Ena Shihahara.
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Merida Open Akron (Merida, Mexico)
Qualifier Daria Saville of Australia shook off nine double faults to defeat Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals. Saville will next face either second-seeded Paula Badosa (Spain) or Jaqueline Cristian (Romania), with those two meeting in the day’s final match.
Elina Avanesyan (Amenia) advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Avanesyan now awaits the winner of fifth-seeded Donna Vekic (Croatia) and qualifier Maya Joint (Australia), who squared off in the nightcap.
