Rouen Open: Bucsa makes quarter-finals
Cristina Bucsa edged out Harriet Dart 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between French qualifier Jessika Ponchet and Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Spaniard Cristina Bucsa edged out No 9 seed Harriet Dart 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3) to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Wednesday evening.
Bucsa, ranked No 110, will face the winner of the match between French qualifier Jessika Ponchet and Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 5 seed, next.
In the previous round, the Spaniard won against Russian Vitalia Diatchenko (6-4, 6-2). Dart, ranked No 86, beat Ukrainian Daria Snigur (7-5, 6-2) in the first round.
Rouen WTA 125, other second-round results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Catherine McNally (Q) beat Misaki Doi: 7-5, 7-5
- Varvara Gracheva beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Ana Konjuh
- Kristina Mladenovic vs. Leolia Jeanjean
- Maryna Zanevska vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Chloe Paquet
- Jessika Ponchet vs. Viktorija Golubic
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