San Luis Potosi Open: Avanesyan reaches last four
Elina Avanesyan beat Emiliana Arango 6-2, 6-2 on Friday night and will play the winner of the match between Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the top seed, and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the next round
Russian Elina Avanesyan defeated Colombian wildcard Emiliana Arango 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the last four of the San Luis Potosi Open on Friday night.
Avanesyan, ranked No 165, will face the winner of the match between Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the top seed, and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek next.
Ahead of her victory, the 20-year-old Russian won against Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 4 seed (6-4, 7-5) and Cypriot Raluka Serban (6-4, 6-1).
Arango, ranked No 286, edged out Austrian Julia Grabher, the No 6 seed (7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4) and benefited from the abandonment of Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean (6-4, 4-1) in the previous rounds.
