Iasi Open: Paquet books spot in semi-finals
Chloe Paquet won against Selena Janicijevic 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 5 seed, and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Chloe Paquet (Zuma/Panoramic)
Chloe Paquet defeated qualifier Selena Janicijevic 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Iasi Open at the Ciric Sports Base on Wednesday.
Paquet, ranked No 106, will play the winner of the match between Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 5 seed, and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 3 seed, next.
Chloe Paquet won against Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No 7 seed (6-4, 6-2) and Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert (6-1, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous rounds of the Iasi tournament, Janicijevic, ranked No 188, beat Bulgarian qualifier Gergana Topalova (6-1, 6-2) and Romanian wildcard Miriam Bulgaru (6-2, 7-6 (6)).
Iasi WTA 250, other last 8 results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Olga Danilovic beat Anna Bondar (8): 7-5, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva (1) beat Lea Boskovic (LL): 6-2, 6-0
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