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Raducanu, the reigning U.S. Open champion, failed on two chances
to win the first set with Samsonova serving at 4-5. Raducanu
subsequently went ahead 6-4 in the tiebreaker but lost the next
four points.
Samsonova moved within one win of her second career WTA Tour
final. She finished runner-up at the 2021 German Open.
Samsonova's semifinal foe will be China's Xiyu Wang, who upset
fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia came from behind to beat
Russia's Anna Kalinskaya 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3. Kanepi will next
oppose Australia's Daria Saville, who defeated Canada's Rebecca
Marino 6-1, 7-5.
Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic
Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff couldn't build off her second-round win
over Japan's Naomi Osaka, falling 7-6 (4), 6-2 to second-seeded
Paula Badosa of Spain in the quarterfinals at San Jose, Calif.
Badosa is through to her fourth semifinal of the year as she
looks to capture her first tournament title since prevailing at
Sydney, Australia, in mid-January.
Her semifinal opponent will be seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of
Russia, who rallied past fourth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of
Belarus 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.
On the other half of the bracket, Shelby Rogers won an all-U.S.
showdown against Amanda Anisimova, 6-4, 6-4. Rogers will face
off in the semifinals against ninth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova
of Russia, who eliminated third-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 7-6
(5), 6-2.
--Field Level Media
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