The BBVA International Open in Valencia has completed its penultimate day, with the singles quarterfinal matches taking center stage.
The afternoon began with the match between Clara Burel and Guiomar Maristany, which ended with a 6-2, 6-4 victory for the French player. Following that, with a break on center court, Court No. 5 hosted the Kabbaj-Papamichail match, with the Moroccan player winning 6-1, 7-5.
At 4:30 p.m., play resumed on the main court, where Alicia Herrero became the first Valencian semifinalist in the tournament’s history since it began as a WTA 125 event after defeating Alicia Burillo 6-2, 6-1.
Following that, Andrea Lázaro (the No. 5 seed) faced Germany’s Joelle Steur, who had advanced from the qualifying rounds, with the match still in progress.
The day concluded with the first of the doubles semifinals, where Burillo and Papamichail took the court alongside their partners, Vedder and Fossa.
