Nottingham Open: Cornet through to semi-finals
Alize Cornet defeated Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday evening. She’ll play Jodie Burrage in the next round
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Frenchwoman Alize Cornet moved into the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open by winning against American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Friday.
Cornet, ranked No 72, will face Jodie Burrage next.
Earlier in the tournament, the 33-year-old Frenchman edged out wildcard Katie Swan (2-6, 6-1, 6-4) and defeated Greek Maria Sakkari, the top seed (6-1, 6-4).
Mandlik, ranked No 110, edged out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)) and beat Italian Camila Giorgi, the No 7 seed (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Nottingham tournament.
Nottingham WTA 250, other last 8 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Heather Watson (Q) beat Viktorija Golubic: 7-6 (2), 7-5
- Katie Boulter (WC) beat Harriet Dart (Q): 6-3, 7-5
- Jodie Burrage beat Magdalena Frech: 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
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