Open d’Angers: Burel through to last eight
Clara Burel won against Varvara Gracheva 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1 on Thursday evening. She’ll play French wildcard Jessika Ponchet in the next round
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Frenchwoman Clara Burel moved into the quarter-finals of the Open d’Angers by beating Russian Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1 at Arena Loire in Trélazé on Thursday evening.
Burel, ranked No 125, will face French wildcard Jessika Ponchet next.
The 21-year-old Frenchman won against Czech Karolina Muchova (2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Gracheva, ranked No 94, defeated French wildcard Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (6-0, 6-3).
Trélazé WTA 125, other second-round results (Arena Loire, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):
- Anhelina Kalinina (2) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Alycia Parks beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-4, 6-4
- Clara Tauson beat Anna Blinkova (6): 7-5, 6-3
- Anna-Lena Friedsam beat Magali Kempen (Q): 6-1, 7-6 (8)
- Emeline Dartron (Q) beat Tamara Korpatsch (5): 6-4, 6-4
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Viktoriya Tomova (7): 6-2, 6-2
- Jessika Ponchet beat Greet Minnen (Q): 7-5, 6-2
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