Mindella defeats Sorribes, advances into Swiss Open semis

Gstaad (Switzerland) : Luxembourg's Mandy Minella on Friday won 6-1, 6-2 over Sara Sorribes of Spain in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open.

It took the 32-year-old an hour and 15 minutes to qualify for the tournament's semifinals for the first time in her career, reports Efe.

The Luxembourger is set to play Czech Marketa Vondrousova, who defeated Evgeniya Rodina of Russia 6-2, 6-3.