Tennis: Top seed Vinci ousted at Monterrey Open

Tennis: Top seed Vinci ousted at Monterrey Open
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Summary Russia's Bratchikova defeated Italy's Vinci 7-5, 7-5.

Top seed Roberta Vinci was ousted from the $220,000 WTA Monterrey Open on Wednesday, with Russian Nina Bratchikova upsetting the Italian 7-5, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.Bratchikova needed only 81 minutes to advance to the last-eight where she will face the winner of a Thursday match between Hungarian sixth seed Greta Arn and Croatian qualifier Maria Abramovic.Italian second seed Sara Errani downed Frances Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-3 and Romanian Alexandra Cadantu eliminated Spains Silvia Soler-Espinosa 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 in other second-round matches.Cadantu will next face Spanish eighth seed Lourdes Dominguez Lino, who defeated Russian Valeria Savinykh 6-4, 6-2.
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