Open d’Angers: Ponchet makes last four
Jessika Ponchet won against Clara Burel 7-5, 6-1 on Friday evening. She’ll play American Alycia Parks in the next round
Wildcard Jessika Ponchet won against Clara Burel 7-5, 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the Open d’Angers at Arena Loire in Trélazé on Friday evening.
Ponchet, ranked No 172, will face American Alycia Parks next.
Jessika Ponchet edged out Ukrainian Katarina Zavatska (7-5, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3)) and beat Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen (7-5, 6-2) in the previous rounds.
Earlier in the tournament, Burel, ranked No 125, won against Czech Karolina Muchova (2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3) and Russian Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed (7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1).
Trélazé WTA 125, other last eight results (Arena Loire, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):
- Alycia Parks beat Marketa Vondrousova: 6-1, 7-6 (3)
- Anhelina Kalinina (2) beat Clara Tauson: 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Anna-Lena Friedsam beat Emeline Dartron (Q): 6-1, 6-2
