Cluj-Napoca Open: Cornet worn down by top seed Rus
Arantxa Rus defeated Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Erika Andreeva and Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 8 seed, in the next round
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Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cluj-Napoca Open by defeating French qualifier Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at the BTarena on Wednesday evening.
Rus, ranked No 45, will face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Erika Andreeva and Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 8 seed, next.
The 33-year-old Dutchman won against Belgian Greet Minnen (7-5, 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, Cornet, ranked No 104, beat Belgian Yanina Wickmayer (7-5, 4-6, 6-3).
Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BTarena, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Camila Osorio vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Clara Tauson vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Sara Errani vs. Tatjana Maria
- Anastasija Sevastova vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Harriet Dart
- Erika Andreeva vs. Ana Bogdan
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Anna Blinkova (3): 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
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