Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey

MONTERREY, Mexico -- Third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat local favorite Renata Zarazua 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open.

Alexandrova advanced to face seventh-seeded Yue Yuan of China, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Petra Martic in the WTA 500 hard court event at Sonoma Club.

Also, fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina beat Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal against sixth-seeded Linda Noskova, a 6-4, 7-6 (11) winner over Xiyu Wang.

Ninth-seeded Magdalena Frech topped Lina Glushko 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1. Frech will face the winner of the late match between second-seeded Emma Navarro and Camila Osorio.

Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey

Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey

Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey

Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey

Alexandrova tops Mexico's Zarazua in Monterrey