The pair of Monica Niculescu / Alexa Guaraci (Romania / Chile) reached the quarterfinals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Monica Niculescu and Alexa Guaraci, possible matchup with top favorites WTA Guadalajara

If in the first round they knocked out the Americans Lauren Davis and Robin Montgomery with a score of 7-5, 6(5)-7, 12-10, then in the 1/8 finals it was much easier for Niculescu and Guarachi.

Tuesday’s opponents Anastasia Potapova and Veronika Kudermetova decided to end their careers, so the Romanian will go to the next round.

In the quarterfinals, Monica Niculescu and Alexa Guaraci will meet the winners of the match Storm Hunter (Australia) and Elise Mertens (Belgium) against Bethany Mattek-Sands (USA) and Kristina Mladenovic (France), who are the main favorites of the tournament. tournament.

The Guadalajara Open Akron 2023 is part of the “WTA 1000” category and offers a total prize pool of $2,788,468. The competition runs from September 17 to 23, and the defending champions are Jessica Pegula in singles and Storm Sanders / Louise Stefani in doubles.