Wickmayer to face top-seeded Maria in Veneto Open quarterfinals
GAIBA, Italy (AP) — Yanina Wickmayer will face top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open after rallying to beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in three sets. Maria beat Italian wild card Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-3 to spoil her opponent’s 20th birthday celebrations. Sixth-seeded Yuan Yue also eased into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jang Su-jeong. The Chinese player will next face fourth-seeded Olga Danilovic of Serbia. It’s the second year of the Veneto Open, the first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy.
