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Svitolina had just nine winners during a match Jabeur controlled
for most of the 82 minutes. Jabeur will face fifth-seeded Elena
Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who was leading 6-4, 3-1 when
third-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland retired with a right
knee injury.
Second-seeded Garbine Muguruza was never in danger of being
upset while registering a 6-3, 6-2 win over Japanese qualifier
Mai Hontama. Muguruza will be looking to reach a final for the
fourth time this season.
Muguruza will face Marketa Vondrousova after the Czech collected
a 6-7 (4), 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over 10th-seeded American Danielle
Collins. Vondrousova had 26 winners and 17 unforced errors while
Collins committed 36 unforced errors to go with 33 winners.
Astana Open
Top-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan recorded a 6-2, 6-4
victory over sixth-seeded Rebecca Peterson of Sweden to advance
to the final at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Putintseva moved closer to her third career victory with the
strong performance on home soil. She will face second-seeded
Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in the final.
Van Uytvanck defeated Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 6-3, 6-3 in
her semifinal. Van Uytvanck made 32 unforced errors but
Christian committed 43.
--Field Level Media
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