Open de Limoges: Gracheva books spot in last eight

Russian Varvara Gracheva moved into the quarter-finals of the Open de Limoges by winning against French wildcard Audrey Albie 6-0, 6-3 at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Wednesday.

Gracheva, ranked No 95, will face Dane Clara Tauson next.

In the previous round of the Limoges Open, the 22-year-old Russian defeated Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed (3-6, 6-4, 6-2).

Albie, ranked No 269, beat lucky loser Emeline Dartron (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Limoges Open.

Limoges WTA 125, other second-round results (Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):

• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Jana Fett
• Clara Burel vs. Erika Andreeva
• Clara Tauson beat Marta Kostyuk (8): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Shuai Zhang (1) beat Ekaterina Reyngold (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Jenny Lim (LL): 6-0, 6-0
• Anna Blinkova beat Greet Minnen: 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Ana Bogdan (4) beat Katrina Scott: 6-3, 7-5