Rouen Open: Svitolina breezes past Bouzas Maneiro to book semi-final ticket
Elina Svitolina won against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-2 on Friday evening. She’ll play Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the next round
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Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the top seed, moved into the semi-finals of the Rouen Open by winning against Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-2 at the Kindarena on Friday evening.
Svitolina, ranked No 18, will face Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse next.
The Ukrainian beat Swiss Jil Teichmann (6-4, 6-2) and Anhelina Kalinina (6-4, 6-0) in the previous rounds of the Rouen tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Bouzas Maneiro, ranked No 73, defeated Greek Maria Sakkari (6-0, 3-6, 6-3) and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva (6-3, 6-3).
Rouen WTA 250, other last eight results (Kindarena, clay, EUR 239.212, most recent results first):
- Suzan Lamens beat Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (Q): 6-3, 6-3
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse beat Jessika Ponchet (LL): 6-2, 6-2
- Olga Danilovic (3) beat Moyuka Uchijima (5): 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-1
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