Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes quarter-finals
Marie Benoit beat Valentina Ryser 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Georgian qualifier Ekaterine Gorgodze and Spaniard Aliona Bolsova in the next round
Marie Benoit (Photo News/Panoramic)
Belgian Marie Benoit reached the last 8 of the Tiriac Foundation Trophy by beating Swiss Valentina Ryser 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon.
Benoit, ranked No 223, will play the winner of the match between Georgian qualifier Ekaterine Gorgodze and Spaniard Aliona Bolsova next.
The Belgian won against Swiss qualifier Leonie Kung (6-2, 7-6 (10)) in the previous round.
In the 32, Ryser, ranked No 241, benefited from the abandonment of Russian Ekaterina Makarova, the No 7 seed (6-4, 2-0).
