LP Open by IND: Semenistaja reaches last 8
Darja Semenistaja beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Serb Nina Stojanovic and Ukrainian qualifier Oleksandra Oliynykova in the next round
Latvian Darja Semenistaja, the No 6 seed, defeated Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the quarter-finals of the LP Open by IND on Wednesday evening.
Semenistaja, ranked No 121, will face the winner of the match between Serb Nina Stojanovic and Ukrainian qualifier Oleksandra Oliynykova next.
The 22-year-old Latvian benefited from the abandonment of Francesca Jones (7-6 (5), 2-3) in the previous round.
In the previous round, Mladenovic, ranked No 203, won against Chilean wildcard Jimar Gerald Gonzalez (6-0, 6-3).
