Jasmin Open: Burel needs 11 match points before holding off valiant Erika Andreeva
Clara Burel edged out Erika Andreeva 6-0, 5-7, 7-6 (2) on Thursday and will play Italian Lucrezia Stefanini in the next round
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Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Jasmin Open by edging out Russian wildcard Erika Andreeva 6-0, 5-7, 7-6 (2) at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Thursday.
Burel, ranked No 74, led 5-0 in the third set and missed 10 match points before finally clinching victory. She will face Italian Lucrezia Stefanini next.
The 22-year-old Frenchwoman won against Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (6-2, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Monastir tournament, Andreeva, ranked No 130, beat Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-2, 6-0).
Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
- Katarina Zavatska vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Petra Marcinko
- Lucrezia Stefanini beat Katarzyna Kawa (WC): 6-4, 6-1
- Mai Hontama beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-1
- Elise Mertens (2) beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-3, 6-2
- Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4
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