Top seed Garcia recovers from slow start to reach quarter-finals in Lyon

Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the top seed, won against Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon on Thursday evening.

Garcia, ranked No 5, will face the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini and Russian qualifier Erika Andreeva next.

The Frenchwoman beat Czech Tereza Martincova (6-4, 7-6 (4)) in the previous round of the Lyon tournament.

In the previous round of the Lyon tournament, Van Uytvanck, ranked No 76, won against German Tamara Korpatsch (6-2, 6-4).

Lyon WTA 250, other second-round results (Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Jasmine Paolini vs. Erika Andreeva
• Maryna Zanevska beat Shuai Zhang (2): 6-2, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova (5) beat Clara Burel (WC): 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Danka Kovinic (7) beat Anna Bondar: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Linda Noskova (Q) beat Mayar Sherif (6): 6-3, 6-2
• Camila Osorio beat Jule Niemeier: 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Alycia Parks beat Petra Martic (4): 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2