Lyon Open: Kovinic advances to last eight

Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the No 7 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open by beating Hungarian Anna Bondar 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon on Thursday afternoon.

Kovinic, ranked No 67, will play American Alycia Parks next.

The Montenegrin won against Swiss Viktorija Golubic (6-1, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Lyon tournament, Bondar, ranked No 72, defeated Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-4, 6-4).

Lyon WTA 250, other second-round results (Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Jasmine Paolini vs. Erika Andreeva
• Caroline Garcia vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Shuai Zhang
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Clara Burel
• Linda Noskova (Q) beat Mayar Sherif (6): 6-3, 6-2
• Camila Osorio beat Jule Niemeier: 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Alycia Parks beat Petra Martic (4): 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2