Nordea Open: Danilovic into semi-finals, plays Putintseva next

Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 8 seed, beat Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 9 seed, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Nordea Open at Båstad Tennisstadion in Bastad on Thursday.

Danilovic, ranked No 94, will face Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the second seed, next.

The 22-year-old Serb won against Hungarian Reka Luca Jani (0-6, 6-3, 6-0) and Swede wildcard Nellie Taraba Wallberg (6-0, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

Earlier in the tournament, Tomova, ranked No 99, won against Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-1, 6-4) and Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet (7-6 (12), 6-4).

Bastad WTA 125K Series, other quarter-finals results (Båstad Tennisstadion, clay, USD 115,000, most recent results first):

• Yulia Putintseva beat Aliona Bolsova: 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Louisa Chirico beat Claire Liu (7): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
• Emma Navarro (1) beat Tamara Zidansek: 6-0, 6-4