Palermo Open: Begu reaches semi-finals
Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Diane Parry 6-1, 6-3 on Friday evening and will play Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 6 seed, won against Frenchwoman Diane Parry 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the last four of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Friday evening.
Begu, ranked No 45, will play Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 4 seed, next.
The Romanian defeated Spanish qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) and edged out Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin (1-6, 6-2, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Parry, ranked No 86, beat American Lauren Davis (7-6 (5), 6-2) and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the second seed (6-3, 6-4).
Palerme WTA 250, other last eight results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Caroline Garcia
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Anna Bondar (7): 6-2, 6-3
