The meeting, which lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes, ended with a score of 6: 1, 6: 7, 6: 1 in favor of Rakhimova.
The rival of the Russian woman in the 1/8 finals of the tournament will be another of her compatriots - Veronika Kudermetova.
Earlier it was reported that Zvonareva beat Rodionova in the first round of the WTA tournament in St. Petersburg.