Ladies Open Lausanne: Cocciaretto into semi-finals
Elisabetta Cocciaretto won against Elina Avanesyan 7-5, 6-3 on Friday and will play the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the next round
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Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the second seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the Ladies Open Lausanne by winning against Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 8 seed, 7-5, 6-3 on Friday.
Cocciaretto, ranked No 42, will face the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek next.
Ahead of her victory, the 22-year-old Italian defeated Swiss wildcard Celine Naef (3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2) and Argentinian Julia Riera (6-1, 3-6, 6-3).
Avanesyan, ranked No 68, benefited from the abandonment of Evgeniya Rodina (6-2, 2-0) and beat French qualifier Chloe Paquet (2-6, 7-5, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.
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