Noppawan outlasts Hua Hin ITF champion Dzalamidze for 1st quarters in three months.
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Noppawan Lertcheewakarn came back from the first set deficit to beat Russian hard-hitting Natela Dzalamidze of Russia 3-6 6-4 6-4 for a quarter-final spot of the US$25,000 Australian ITF Women’s Circuit in Mildaru on Thursday.
The world No 344, two spots below her opponent, jumped to a 5-3 lead in the final set before Dzalamidze, winner of an ITF Circuit in Hua Hin last year, broke back in the next game. The Thai finally wrapped up the encounter on her second match point in the 10th game on the Russian serve after two hours and 35 minutes to reach her first quarter-final since Mumbai in December.
The 25-year-old from Chiang Mai will wait for a winner between Fourth seed Lu Jia Jing of China or Ayano Shimizu of Japan.
