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Kontaveit, the No. 8 seed from Estonia, needed only 57 minutes
to dispatch third-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech
Republic. She breezed to a 6-4, 6-0 win to pick up her 12th
victory in a row.
Pliskova entered the match with a 3-0 career record against
Kontaveit, who finally broke through for the win.
"Of course, very thrilled to be in the semifinals," Kontaveit
said. "I thought I played a very good match. I think it was very
important for me to be as consistent as possible. Took some time
to get used to her serves. I felt like my game was getting
better and better as the match went on. ...
"I think it's just really trusting my shots a little bit more,
just going for it, but going for it with margins. I think that's
been very important, not to go for too much, but still stay
aggressive and be in charge whenever possible. When it's not
possible, just stay in the rallies, be as consistent as
possible."
In other action, fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain stayed
in contention to advance with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over
second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in
group-stage action. Muguruza improved to 1-1 in the tourney,
while Krejcikova fell to 0-2.
Krejcikova said she was happy with her performance despite the
defeat.
"Today, the match was really close," she said. "I was just the
one that was unlucky. That's it. That's how I see the match."
Upper Austria Ladies Linz
The United States' Alison Riske, seeded eighth, secured her
third career title in Linz, Austria.
Riske emerged with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Jaqueline Cristian
of Romania. It was the first title in two years for Riske, who
won tournaments in 2014 and 2019 before this week's triumph.
Cristian had advanced all the way to the final after emerging as
a lucky loser from qualifying.
--Field Level Media
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