L’Open 35 de Saint Malo: Paquet eases past Naef to reach final

Chloe Paquet beat Celine Naef 6-3, 6-4 and will face the winner of the match between wildcard Lois Boisson and No 8 seed Alize Cornet in the final

Chloe Paquet | © Panoramic

Tennis Majors

May 4, 2024

L'Open 35 de Saint Malo •Semi-final • completed

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C. NaefvsC. Paquet

Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet beat Swiss Celine Naef 6-3, 6-4 to move into the final of the L’Open 35 de Saint Malo.

Paquet, ranked No 149, will play the winner of the match between wildcard Lois Boisson and No 8 seed Alize Cornet next.

Ahead of her victory, the Frenchwoman won against Mexican Renata Zarazua, the No 6 seed (3-6, 6-0, 6-4), Belarusian qualifier Iryna Shymanovich (6-4, 6-3) and American Peyton Stearns, the No 3 seed (7-5, 2-6, 6-0).

Naef, ranked No 167, defeated Russian Anastasia Zakharova (6-2, 6-1), Australian Daria Saville, the No 5 seed (6-2, 6-2) and Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the top seed (6-3, 6-3) in the previous rounds.