The Spanish Sara Sorribes Tormo, seventh seed, beat the American Alexa Glatch 6-2 and 6-1 this Monday, number 376 in the world, and made it to the knockout stages of the WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland.
It took Sorribes an hour and 15 minutes to win after making the most of his efficiency with the first serve. and the game from the back of the court, with a great rest that allowed him to make five breaks for just one that yielded.
Sorribes’ next rival will be Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva, who beat Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri 6-4 6-2.
In other results of the day, the young Colombian María Camila Osorio Serrano, 19, was eliminated after losing 7-6 (5) and 6-3 to the Swiss Viktorija Golubic.
Russia’s Daria Kasatkina, seeded number one, also made it to the round of 16 by defeating 6-3 and 6-3 the young Slovenian Kaja Juvan.