Lausanne Open: Garcia through to last eight, winning easily against Roland-Garros hero Jeanjean
Caroline Garcia won against Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday. She’ll play Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Caroline Garcia, Lausanne 2022 © Zuma / Panoramic
No 6 seed Caroline Garcia moved into the last 8 of the Lausanne Open by defeating qualifier Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 6-4 at Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne on Thursday. Garcia, ranked No 48, will face Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, Caroline Garcia won against Italian Jasmine Paolini (6-3, 6-3). Jeanjean, ranked No 155, benefited from the forfeit of German Tatjana Maria in the previous round of the Lausanne.
Lausanne WTA 250, other second-round matches (Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Susan Bandecchi vs. Belinda Bencic
- Jule Niemeier beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Olga Danilovic (Q) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Clara Burel: 6-4, 6-2
- Petra Martic beat Erika Andreeva (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Simona Waltert (WC) beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
- Anastasia Potapova beat Irina-Camelia Begu (3): 6-4, 6-2
