Danilovic was impeccable in the climactic moments of the match, winning six of the 10 break points he had in his favor and saving the eight against him.
In this way, the 23-year-old Balkan player, racket 86 in the world ranking, reached the quarterfinals and was just three wins away from her first title at the elite level of tennis.
In that stage of the best eight she will face the winner of the duel between Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew and China’s Yue Yuan, third seed.
Also this Wednesday, the Spanish Jessica Bouzas, seventh seed, beat the local Shi Han 6-3 and 6-4, and the Italian Lucia Bronzetti beat the Romanian Jaqueline 7-6 (7/5) and 6-4 Christian.
This Guangzhou tournament is held on the hard surface courts of the Nansha International Tennis Center and distributes $259,000 in prizes, in addition to points for the world ranking.
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