Uchijima smashed eight aces and saved 14 of 21
break points to stay in the match. But Zhu, after falling behind
1-0 in the third set, won six straight games to finish it off.
Next up, Zhu will face American Elizabeth Mandlik, who beat
Canada's Rebecca Marino 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
No. 3 seed Xinyu Wang of China eased past Himeno Sakatsume of
Japan 6-4, 6-2. Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands needed just
59 minutes to beat Panna Udvardy of Hungary 6-2, 6-0.
San Diego Open
Danielle Collins needed just 67 minutes to rout second-seeded
Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals at San
Diego.
The 29-year-old Florida native never faced a break point in the
match and converted four of her five break opportunities.
Collins is through to her first semifinal since March, when she
fell in that round at Austin, Texas.
Next up for Collins is fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the
Czech Republic, who defeated seventh-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia
of Brazil 6-4, 6-3.
The United States' Sofia Kenin cruised past Russia's Anastasia
Potapova 6-2, 6-3. Kenin will face fellow American Emma Navarro
in the semifinals after Navarro beat third-seeded Maria Sakkari
of Greece 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (4) in the quarterfinals.
--Field Level Media
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