Pauline Parmentier and Anne Schaefer had only faced each other once before… in Cagnes-sur-Mer, in 2013.
That year, the Frenchwoman was going through a difficult period, dealing with physical problems and early eliminations. She had then lost in two quick sets (6-2 6-3).
However, the Northerner is currently in a completely different mindset, as shown by the start of her match (winning 5 games in a row). Despite losing the second set, she managed to regroup and dominated the third set to claim victory.
The player from Cucq will face one of her best friends on the circuit, German Tatjana Maria, in the quarter-finals on Friday. Tatjana Maria defeated Danish Karen Barritza.
Carina Witthoeft also needed 3 sets to overcome Slovak Jana Cepelova in a challenging match. The German will face Kateryna Kozlova on Friday, who defeated the seventh seed Cristina-Andreea Mitu in 1 hour and 9 minutes.
