Bogota: Tan will play his first quarter!

Harmony Tan’s beautiful journey in Colombia continues! After qualifying in Bogota, the 23-year-old Frenchwoman (190th) will play in the quarter-finals of a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. Already titled seven times on the ITF circuit, the Parisian had never really shone on the main circuit, before this week on Colombian soil. Tan had a good shot to play by facing the Chilean qualifier Daniela Seguel (213th) in the round of 16, and she upheld the hierarchy by winning 6-4, 7-6 in 2:08. But nothing was easy for the Frenchwoman, who committed 7 double faults and was broken 4 times. She started the match by leading 3-0, then Seguel returned to 3-3, then Tan served for the set at 5-3, before being unbreaker (5-4) and finally taking the opposing service (6-4). In the second set, the Frenchwoman led 3-1 then 5-2 and missed three match points at that time. Seguel finally broke (5-5) and everything was decided in the tie-break, where Tan did not tremble and won 7-3. Guaranteed to gain at least 24 places and climb to the best ranking of her career next Monday, the French will try to go even further, but it will be necessary to beat the Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena, 84th in the world and also after qualifying, on Friday.

BOGOTA (Colombia, WTA 250, clay, € 200,044)
Title holder (in 2019): Amanda Anisimova (USA)

Quarter-finals
Voegele (SUI) – Osorio Serrano (COL, WC)
Tan (FRA, Q) – Arruabarrena (ESP, Q)
Tomova (BUL) – Parrizas Diaz (ESP, Q)
Zidansek (SLO, n ° 5) – Errani (ITA)

Round of 16
Voegele (SUI) beats S. Zheng (CHN, # 1): 6-4, 6-1
Osorio Serrano (COL, WC) beats Martincova (RTC, n ° 7): 6-3, 6-3
Tan (FRA, Q) beats Seguel (CHI, Q): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Arruabarrena (ESP, Q) beats Paolini (ITA, n ° 6): 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

Tomova (BUL) beats Y. Wang (CHN, # 8): 6-3, 6-3
Parrizas Diaz (ESP, Q) beats Rus (PBS, # 3): 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1
Zidansek (SLO, n ° 5) beats Gatto-Monticone (ITA, Q): 6-2, 6-3
Errani (ITA) beats Bolsova (ESP): 6-4, 6-4