Rouen Open: Top seed Minnen makes quarter-finals
Greet Minnen defeated Simona Waltert 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between Swiss Celine Naef and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Greet Minnen (Photo News / Panoramic)
Belgium’s Greet Minnen, the top seed, advanced to the last eight of the Rouen Open by defeating Swiss Simona Waltert 6-2, 6-3 at Palais des sports de Rouen on Wednesday.
Minnen, ranked No 62 in the world, will face the winner of the match between Swiss Celine Naef and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Rouen tournament, the Belgian won against Yuriko Miyazaki (6-4, 6-4).
Waltert, ranked No 178, won against French wildcard Chloe Paquet (6-0, 5-7, 6-2) earlier in the week.
Rouen WTA 125, other second-round matches (Palais des sports de Rouen, USD 115,000):
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
- Alize Cornet vs. Dalma Galfi
- Alice Robbe vs. Jodie Burrage
- Oceane Dodin vs. Erika Andreeva
- Celine Naef vs. Jaqueline Cristian
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