Angelique Kerber (cap de serie numarul unu) s-a calificat in sferturile turneului WTA de la Monterrey (Mexic), dupa ce a invins-o pe Mandy Minella, scor 6-1 6-3. In aceeasi faza a competitiei au mai ajuns, printre altele, Alize Cornet, Carla Suarez Navarro si Heather Watson.

Angelique KerberFoto: ausopen.com

S-au disputat joi:

1-Angelique Kerber - Mandy Minella 6-1 6-3

7-Alize Cornet - Donna Vekic 6-3 6-4

4-Carla Suarez Navarro - Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 6-0

Heather Watson - 6-Ekaterina Makarova 6-4 6-1

Program sferturi:

A.Kerber (1) vs H.Watson

C.Suarez Navarro (4) vs A.Cornet (7)

J.Boserup vs C.Garcia (3)

T.Babos (5) vs A.Pavlyuchenkova (2)

Competitia mexicana se afla la editia cu numarul noua. Prima castigatoare a fost Marion Bartoli, in 2009. Au urmat apoi, in ordine: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2010, 2011, 2013), Timea Babos (2012), Ana Ivanovic (2014), Timea Bacsinszky (2015) si Heather Watson (2016).