Nordea Open: Danilovic into semi-finals, plays Putintseva next
The Serbd defeated beat Viktoriya Tomova 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday
Olga Danilovic (Chryslene Caillaud/Panoramic)
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
