Iasi Open: Cristian fights back to beat Ruse and reach last eight
Jaqueline Cristian defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2. She’ll play Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Jaqueline Cristian – Zuma / Panoramic
No 3 seed Jaqueline Cristian reached the last eight of the Iasi Open by beating wildcard Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2 at the Ciric Sports Base.
Cristian, ranked No 61, will face Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 5 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, Jaqueline Cristian won against Italian lucky loser Nuria Brancaccio (6-2, 6-4).
Ruse, ranked No 147, defeated Russian Anastasia Tikhonova (6-3, 5-7, 6-1) in the previous round of the Iasi tournament.
Iasi WTA 250, other second-round results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Mirra Andreeva (1) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-3
- Lea Boskovic (LL) beat Varvara Lepchenko (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Elina Avanesyan beat Petra Martic: 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
- Olga Danilovic beat Anca Todoni: 6-1, 6-1
- Selena Janicijevic (Q) beat Miriam Bulgaru (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Chloe Paquet beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-1, 7-5
- Anna Bondar (8) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-5, 6-4
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