Rouen Open: Golubic into quarter-finals
Viktorija Golubic won against Jessika Ponchet 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday. She’ll play Spaniard Cristina Bucsa in the next round
Viktorija Golubic (Zuma / Panoramic)
Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 5 seed, won against French qualifier Jessika Ponchet 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the last 8 of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Thursday afternoon.
Golubic, ranked No 90, will face Spaniard Cristina Bucsa next.
The Swiss beat Russian lucky loser Erika Andreeva (7-6 (3), 7-5) in the previous round.
In the previous round, Ponchet, ranked No 167, defeated wildcard Alice Robbe (6-1, 6-2).
Rouen WTA 125, other second-round results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Ana Konjuh
- Kristina Mladenovic vs. Leolia Jeanjean
- Maryna Zanevska vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Chloe Paquet: thursday
- Cristina Bucsa beat Harriet Dart (9): 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
- Catherine McNally (Q) beat Misaki Doi: 7-5, 7-5
- Varvara Gracheva beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
