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Osaka needed just 54 minutes to reach her first
grass-court semifinal since 2018. She fired nine aces and never
faced a break point.
Andreescu saved five of six break points against Yuan and
weathered a rain delay to win in 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Also Wednesday, No. 2 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia beat
Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 6-3. Belgium's Greet Minnen
eliminated No. 7 Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-1, 0-6, 7-5, and No. 5
Veronika Kudermetova of Russia defeated China's Zhuoxuan Bai
7-5, 6-1.
Rothesay Open
No. 3 seed Katie Boulter of Great Britain moved into the
quarterfinals in Nottingham, England, with a 6-4, 6-3 win
against Canada's Rebecca Marino.
Boulter converted four of her five break chances while taking
advantage of seven double faults by Marino.
Sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova eliminated the United Kingdom's
Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4. Australia's Kimberly Birrell was a 6-4,
6-7 (5), 6-0 winner against Italy's Lucrezia Stefanini. France's
Diane Parry defeated Australia's Daria Saville 6-4, 6-1.
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