Grand Est Open: Pavlyuchenkova beats Errani to reach semi-finals
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won against Sara Errani 6-1, 6-0 on Friday evening. She’ll play qualifier Tereza Martincova in the next round
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Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No 8 seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the Grand Est Open by winning against Italian Sara Errani, the No 3 seed, 6-1, 6-0 at Tennis Club de Contrexéville in Contréxeville.
Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 119, will face qualifier Tereza Martincova next.
The Russian edged out French wildcard Amandine Hesse (6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7)) and defeated Spanish lucky loser Rosa Vicens Mas (6-4, 7-6 (4)) in the previous rounds of the Contréxeville tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Errani, ranked No 79, won against Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot (7-6 (5), 7-5) and Russian qualifier Anastasia Tikhonova (6-2, 7-5).
Contréxeville WTA 125K Series, other last eight results (Tennis Club de Contrexéville, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Tereza Martincova beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (5): 6-1, 6-1
- Fiona Ferro (WC) beat Cristina Bucsa (2): 6-2, 6-2
- Arantxa Rus (4) beat Eva Lys: 6-4, 6-4
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