Rouen Open: Cristian reaches semi-finals, defeats top seed Minnen
Jaqueline Cristian beat Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-3 on Friday evening and will face Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 9 seed, in the next round
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Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 7 seed, advanced to the last four of the Rouen Open by winning against Belgian Greet Minnen, the top seed, 6-4, 6-3 at Palais des sports de Rouen on Friday evening.
Cristian, ranked No 100, will face Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 9 seed, next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Romanian beat Italian Lucrezia Stefanini (7-6 (5), 6-1) and Swiss Celine Naef (6-4, 4-6, 6-3).
Minnen, ranked No 62, defeated Yuriko Miyazaki (6-4, 6-4) and Swiss Simona Waltert (6-2, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Rouen tournament.
Rouen WTA 125, other quarter-finals results (Palais des sports de Rouen, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Alize Cornet (5) beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
- Viktorija Golubic beat Fiona Ferro (WC): 6-3, 6-2
- Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Jodie Burrage (4): 6-4, 6-2
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