Bari Open: Cornet moves into last four
Alize Cornet won against Jennifer Ruggeri 6-2, 6-4 on Friday evening. She’ll face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 5 seed, in the next round
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Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the top seed, reached the last 4 of the Bari Open by winning against Italian Jennifer Ruggeri 6-2, 6-4 at Circolo Tennis Bari on Friday evening.
Cornet, ranked No 79, will play Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 5 seed, next.
The 33-year-old Frenchman defeated Hungarian Reka Luca Jani (7-5, 6-4) and edged out Greek Valentini Grammatikopoulou (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Puglia Open.
Earlier in the tournament, Jennifer Ruggeri won against qualifier Freya Christie (6-3, 6-1) and Berfu Cengiz (6-0, 6-2).
Bari WTA 125K Series, other quarter-finals results (Circolo Tennis Bari, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Jana Fett beat Zeynep Sonmez: 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Rebecca Sramkova beat Jaqueline Cristian (2): 6-2, 7-5
- Tamara Zidansek beat Katarzyna Kawa (Q): 6-2, 6-4
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