Rouen Open: Rakhimova makes semi-finals

Russian Kamilla Rakhimova advanced to the semi-finals of the Rouen Open by beating French wildcard Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 6-4 at Kindarena on Friday evening.

Rakhimova, ranked No 121, will play the winner of the match between Belgian Maryna Zanevska, the No 7 seed, and American qualifier Catherine McNally next.

Earlier in the tournament, the 21-year-old Russian won against Anna Blinkova (7-6 (4), 6-1) and edged out Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet (7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4).

Mladenovic, ranked No 122, defeated Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 6 seed (6-4, 6-3) and edged out wildcard Leolia Jeanjean (6-3, 1-6, 6-4) in the previous rounds.

Rouen WTA 125, other last 8 results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Maryna Zanevska vs. Catherine McNally
• Varvara Gracheva beat Ana Konjuh (LL): 7-5, 6-3
• Viktorija Golubic (5) beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-2, 6-3