Rouen Open: Top seed Svitolina moves into quarter-finals
Elina Svitolina won against Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva in the next round
Elina Svitolina – Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Top seed Elina Svitolina defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rouen Open at the Kindarena on Thursday.
Svitolina, ranked No 18, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva next.
Elina Svitolina won against Swiss Jil Teichmann (6-4, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Rouen tournament, Kalinina, ranked No 65, won against Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino (6-0, 6-4).
Rouen WTA 250, other second-round results (Kindarena, clay, EUR 239.212, most recent results first):
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Olga Danilovic (3) beat Linda Fruhvirtova (LL): 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
- Moyuka Uchijima (5) beat Lois Boisson (WC): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Suzan Lamens beat Linda Noskova (2): 6-4, 6-1
- Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (Q) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-2, 6-3
- Jessika Ponchet (LL) beat Fiona Ferro (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse beat Camilla Rosatello (Q): 6-0, 6-4
