Bouzas Maneiro routs Lansere 6-2, 6-2 in dominant win
Top-seeded Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain beat Russia’s Sofya Lansere 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Jingshan Tennis Open in China.
The quarterfinal on the hard courts lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes, according to Tennis Majors. She converted 4 of 7 break-point chances, and Lansere never found a way to level the match.
How Bouzas Maneiro took control
She broke early to take the first set 6-2, then repeated the pattern in the second and closed it out by the same score. She won 12 games to Lansere’s four over the two sets.
For Lansere, the loss ends her run in the singles draw at the quarterfinal stage.
What the win means for the Jingshan Open
The tournament is a WTA 125 event, played Sept. 28-Oct. 4 in Jingshan. As the top seed, Bouzas Maneiro is now two wins from the title. Her semifinal opponent is listed as Belarus’ Aliona Falei, who beat No. 8 seed Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-2 on Friday, per Tennis Majors. The full draw is on the WTA tournament page.
The 23-year-old has one WTA Challenger title and 11 ITF singles titles, according to Wikipedia.
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