Lausanne Open: Potapova books spot in last eight, defeating No3 seed Begu
Anastasia Potapova beat Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Jule Niemeier and qualifier Eva Lys in the next round
Russian Anastasia Potapova won against Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 3 seed, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Lausanne Open at Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne on Wednesday.
Potapova, ranked No 79, will face the winner of the match between Jule Niemeier and qualifier Eva Lys next.
In the previous round of the Lausanne, the 21-year-old Russian edged out Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-2, 3-6, 6-4). Begu, ranked No 49, beat German Tamara Korpatsch (6-4, 6-2) in the first round of the Lausanne.
Lausanne WTA 250, other second-round matches (Tennis Club du Stade-Lausanne, clay, USD 251.750):
- Susan Bandecchi vs. Belinda Bencic
- Caroline Garcia vs. Leolia Jeanjean
- Jule Niemeier vs. Eva Lys
- Olga Danilovic vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Clara Burel vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Petra Martic vs. Erika Andreeva
- Simona Waltert vs. Cristina Bucsa