Rouen Open: Mladenovic makes quarter-finals, defeating Jeanjean

Wildcard Kristina Mladenovic edged out wildcard Leolia Jeanjean 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Thursday evening.

Mladenovic, ranked No 122, will face Russian Kamilla Rakhimova next.

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 6 seed (6-4, 6-3) in the previous round. Jeanjean, ranked No 131 and Roland-Garros hero, won against Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (3-6, 6-0, 6-1).

Rouen WTA 125, other second-round results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Viktoriya Tomova vs. Ana Konjuh: Thursday in Rouen
• Maryna Zanevska (7) beat Elsa Jacquemot (WC): 7-6 (9), 6-4
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Chloe Paquet: 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4
• Viktorija Golubic (5) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Cristina Bucsa beat Harriet Dart (9): 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
• Catherine McNally (Q) beat Misaki Doi: 7-5, 7-5
• Varvara Gracheva beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)