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Haddad Maia won not only 21 of 27 first-service
points (77.8 percent) but also 12 of her 22 first-return points
(54.5 percent). She had two aces and broke Burel's serve five
times in 13 chances.
Haddad Maia's semifinal opponent will be Czech third seed
Katerina Siniakova, who rallied past American No. 6 seed Peyton
Stearns 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 5 seed Anastasia Potapova of Russia cruised to a 6-2, 6-1
win over Romania's Ana Bogdan. She advanced to face American
McCartney Kessler, who followed her upset of No. 4 Xinyu Wang of
China on Wednesday by eliminating Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands
6-4, 6-2.
Abierto GNP Seguros 2024
Lulu Sun of New Zealand toppled Erika Andreeva of Russia 6-4,
6-3 to reach the semifinals in Monterrey, Mexico.
Sun, who made a surprise run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals last
month, hit eight aces without a double fault and won 28 of 34
first-service points (82.4 percent).
She will face No. 3 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in the
semifinals. Alexandrova beat No. 7 seed Yue Yuan of China 7-5,
7-6 (3).
Second seed Emma Navarro of the United State beat ninth seed
Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-2. Navarro will face
Czech sixth seed Linda Noskova, who handled Ukrainian fifth seed
Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 in the final match Thursday night.
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