Open de Limoges: Bronzetti through to the semi-finals

Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 6 seed, won against Frenchwoman Clara Burel 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the last 4 of the Open de Limoges at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Thursday evening.

Bronzetti, ranked No 57, will play Dane Clara Tauson next.

The Italian defeated Jodie Burrage (6-4, 6-4) and Croat qualifier Jana Fett (6-4, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds of the Limoges Open, Burel, ranked No 126, beat Bosnian Nefisa Berberovic (6-4, 6-2) and Russian Erika Andreeva (7-5, 6-4).

Limoges WTA 125, other quarter-finals results (Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):

• Clara Tauson beat Varvara Gracheva: 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Anna Blinkova beat Ana Bogdan (4): 6-1, 6-2
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Shuai Zhang (1): 6-3, 6-1