Defending champion Zhang Shuai (China) was eliminated in the second round of the WTA 250 Open 6e Sens Metropole de Lyon with a prize fund of 225,480 EUR. The second-seeded Zhang Shuai lost to Maryna Zanevska (Belgium) by 0-2 (2:6, 0:6) in just 68 minutes on the court.
In the next round, Maryna Zanevska will face Anastasia Potapova (Russia), who defeated Clara Burel (France) by 2-1 (6:4, 4:6, 6:3).
The leader in the scheme and favorite Caroline Garcia qualified for the quarterfinals after defeating the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck with 2-1 (2:6, 6:0, 6:1) in 1:38 hours. The French tennis player lost the first set, but in the next two she completely dominated and gave only a game to her rival.
For a place in the semi-finals, Caroline Garcia will face Jasmine Paolini (Italy), who qualified after defeating Erika Andreeva (Russia) by 2-0 (6:2, 6:3).
Seventh-seeded Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) also advances in the tournament after a turnover against Hungarian Anna Bondar with 2-1 (4:6, 6:2, 6:3) in 2:11 hours.
