Rouen Open: Rakhimova moves into quarter-finals
Kamilla Rakhimova edged out Chloe Paquet 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between wildcard Kristina Mladenovic and wildcard Leolia Jeanjean in the next round
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Russian Kamilla Rakhimova edged out Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Thursday afternoon.
Rakhimova, ranked No 121, will play the winner of the match between wildcard Kristina Mladenovic and wildcard Leolia Jeanjean next.
Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old Russian won against Anna Blinkova (7-6 (4), 6-1).
Paquet, ranked No 115, defeated second seed Diane Parry (6-4, 6-7, 6-1) in the previous round.
Rouen WTA 125, other second-round results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Ana Konjuh
- Kristina Mladenovic vs. Leolia Jeanjean
- Maryna Zanevska vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Viktorija Golubic (5) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Cristina Bucsa beat Harriet Dart (9): 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
- Catherine McNally (Q) beat Misaki Doi: 7-5, 7-5
- Varvara Gracheva beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
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