Rouen Open: Golubic thrashes qualifier Lemaitre to reach quarter-finals
Viktorija Golubic defeated Tiphanie Lemaitre 6-0, 6-2 and will play French wildcard Fiona Ferro in the next round
Viktorija Golubic at the 2021 US Open © AI / REUTERS / PANORAMIC
Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 9 seed, won against French qualifier Tiphanie Lemaitre 6-0, 6-2 to move into the last 8 of the Rouen Open at Palais des sports de Rouen.
Golubic, ranked No 105, will face French wildcard Fiona Ferro next.
In the previous round of the Rouen tournament, the Swiss defeated French wildcard Elsa Jacquemot (3-6, 6-3, 6-1).
Tiphanie Lemaitre edged out qualifier Margaux Rouvroy (3-6, 7-5, 6-4) in the previous round of the Rouen tournament.
Rouen WTA 125, other second-round results (Palais des sports de Rouen, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Alize Cornet (5) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-4, 6-3
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2
- Fiona Ferro beat Aliona Bolsova: 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3
- Jodie Burrage (4) beat Alice Robbe (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Oceane Dodin: 6-3, 6-1
- Jaqueline Cristian (7) beat Celine Naef: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Greet Minnen (1) beat Simona Waltert: 6-2, 6-3
