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Swiatek, the French Open champion, had only dropped two sets
while compiling an 18-0 record on clay courts this season.
Garcia's opponent in the semifinals will be No. 10 Jasmine
Paolini of Italy, who rallied for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 win against
Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic.
Unseeded Ana Bogdan of Romania and Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine
will meet in the other semifinal. Bogdan saved four of five
break points in a 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Brazil's Laura Pigossi,
while Baindl withstood nine aces in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory
against No. 8 Petra Martic of Croatia.
Prague Open
No. 7 seed Anastasia Potapova of Russia cruised into the
semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of top-seeded Anett
Kontaveit of Estonia.
Potapova, who never faced a break point in the 51-minute match,
will meet China's Qiang Wang in the semifinals. Wang outlasted
Poland's Magda Linette 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in just over three
hours.
No. 8 seed Marie Bouzkova will face Czech compatriot Linda
Noskova in the other semifinal. Bouzkova defeated Russian
teenager Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-3, 6-0 and Noskova was leading
6-3, 4-2 when Japan's Nao Hibino was forced to retire.
--Field Level Media
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