Lausanne Open: Martic into last 4
Petra Martic won against Belinda Bencic 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Friday evening and will face Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Croat Petra Martic advanced to the last four of the Lausanne Open by winning against Swiss Belinda Bencic, the second seed, 6-3, 7-6 (2) at Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne on Friday evening.
Martic, ranked No 85, will face Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous rounds of the Lausanne, the Croat beat Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz, the No 5 seed (6-2, 6-2) and Russian qualifier Erika Andreeva (6-4, 6-2).
Bencic, ranked No 13, won against Frenchwoman Diane Parry (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) and wildcard Susan Bandecchi (6-3, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
Lausanne WTA 250, other quarter-finals results (Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Caroline Garcia beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (4): 6-4, 6-1
- Olga Danilovic (Q) beat Simona Waltert (WC): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
- Anastasia Potapova beat Jule Niemeier: 6-4, 6-2
