WTA 250 in China: Guangzhou Quarter-Finals Set

The WTA 250 tournament in Guangzhou, China, has progressed to the quarter-final stage as top seeds battle for a spot in the semi-finals. Matches took place over Wednesday and Thursday, revealing significant victories and surprising upsets.

Quarter-Final Highlights from Guangzhou Open

An impressive performance came from the No. 2 seed, Ann Li. The American secured her quarter-final position with a commanding 7-5, 6-2 victory over Colombia’s Camila Osorio on Thursday. Li is the last seed remaining in the tournament and will face Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto next.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s Hard-Fought Win

Cocciaretto triumphed over home favorite Wang Xiyu in a closely contested match. In two hours and ten minutes, Cocciaretto won 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, improving her head-to-head record against Wang to 3-1. This marks Cocciaretto’s third quarter-final appearance at the tour level in 2025.

Other Quarter-Finalists

• Lulu Sun: The New Zealand qualifier dominated Wang Yafan, dropping only four games in a swift 6-3, 6-1 win. This victory propels Sun into her first tour-level quarter-final since her Monterrey final in August 2024. She will meet Caty McNally next.
• Caty McNally: McNally battled past Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic with a scoreline of 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, needing two hours and 42 minutes to advance.
• Claire Liu: Another American qualifier, Liu, marked her return to the quarter-finals after two years. She achieved this with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Anna Bondar and will face Germany’s Ella Seidel next.
• Ella Seidel: Seidel secured her quarter-final spot by defeating the sixth seed, Yulia Putintseva, with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 performance in just 64 minutes. This is Seidel’s third tour-level quarter-final of the year.
• Katie Volynets: Volynets continued the American streak by defeating Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, a French lucky loser, with a score of 6-3, 6-3. She will take on Chinese wild-card Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals.
• Zhang Shuai: The experienced player and former champion returned to the last eight with a comeback win over Veronika Erjavec, clinching the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. This marks Zhang’s fifth quarter-final appearance in the Guangzhou Open.

The quarter-finals will feature a mix of established players and rising stars, promising an exciting continuation of the WTA 250 tournament in Guangzhou.