Defending champion Zhang Shuai is out of the WTA 250 Lyon Open

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.