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Kudermetova moves on to the semifinals Saturday
against unseeded Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova, who knocked off
Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4, to reach her first WTA semifinal since
2019. Hruncakova, ranked No. 144, was in this tournament's
semifinal in 2018.
No. 4 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia advanced to the
semifinals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Emina Bektas in 1 hour,
14 minutes.
Alexandrova's semifinal opponent is Aliaksandra Sasnovich of
Belarus. Sasnovich moved past second seed Liudmila Samsonova of
Russia, who retired in the second set. Sasnovich, the seventh
seed, was leading 7-6 (4), 3-1 when the match was stopped.
Rothesay Open
Only unseeded players remain in Nottingham, England, where
qualifier Heather Watson of Great Britain edged Viktorija
Golubic of Switzerland 7-6 (2), 7-5 to reach her first WTA
semifinal since Birmingham in 2021.
Watson will face wild card Katie Boulter in an all-British
semifinal on Saturday. Boulter, in advancing to her first career
WTA semifinal, defeated countrywoman Harriet Dart for the fourth
time in their five meetings, 6-3, 7-5. It was the first
all-British quarterfinal at the WTA level since Wellington in
1992 when Monique Javier topped Clare Wood.
Also Friday, Alize Cornet of France outlasted Elizabeth Mandlik
in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, and Great Britain's Jodie Burrage
likewise dispensed of Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.
--Field Level Media
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