Rouen Open: Golubic books spot in semi-finals

Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 5 seed, beat Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-3 to move into the last 4 of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Friday afternoon.

Golubic, ranked No 90, will face the winner of the match between Croat lucky loser Ana Konjuh and Russian Varvara Gracheva next.

The Swiss won against Russian lucky loser Erika Andreeva (7-6 (3), 7-5) and French qualifier Jessika Ponchet (7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous rounds.

Earlier in the tournament, Bucsa, ranked No 110, won against Russian Vitalia Diatchenko (6-4, 6-2) and edged out No 9 seed Harriet Dart (6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)).

Rouen WTA 125, other quarter-final results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Maryna Zanevska vs. Catherine McNally
• Kristina Mladenovic vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Ana Konjuh vs. Varvara Gracheva