Grand Est Open: Bucsa moves into last eight, plays Ferro next
The Spaniard won against Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-0, 6-0 on Thursday
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Spaniard Cristina Bucsa, the second seed, beat French wildcard Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-0, 6-0 to reach the last 8 of the Grand Est Open at Tennis Club de Contrexéville in Contréxeville on Thursday.
Bucsa, ranked No 78, will play wildcard Fiona Ferro next.
Ahead of her victory, the Spaniard won against German Tamara Korpatsch (1-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Andrianjafitrimo, ranked No 428, won against Brazilian Laura Pigossi (7-5, 6-0) in the previous round of the Contréxeville tournament.
Contréxeville WTA 125K Series, other round of 16 matches (Tennis Club de Contrexéville, clay, USD 115.000)
- Sara Errani vs. Anastasia Tikhonova
- Rosa Vicens Mas vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Diane Parry vs. Fiona Ferro
- Eva Lys beat Clara Burel (7): 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Arantxa Rus (4) beat Erika Andreeva: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Tereza Martincova (Q) beat Hailey Baptiste: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Anna-Lena Friedsam (5) beat Aleksandra Krunic: 6-0, 7-6 (5)
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