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Andreescu's next opponent will be Dalma Galfi
of Hungary, who beat Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 7-5, 6-3. Galfi
finished that match with a 6-0 advantage in aces.
No. 2 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia defeated Belgian Greet
Minnen 6-4, 7-5. Her semifinal foe will be either No. 3 seed
Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia or 19-year-old Robin Montgomery,
who led their match 1-0 when it was suspended.
Rothesay Open
No. 1 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia sailed into the quarterfinals
with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Czech opponent Linda Fruhvirtova in
Nottingham, England.
Jabeur has a date set with Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova
for Saturday at the rain-delayed tournament.
Francesca Jones of Great Britain finished her 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win
over Ashlyn Krueger. Jones was two points away from winning
Thursday when rain postponed the end of the match.
The only other match completed Friday saw favorable results for
another Brit, Katie Boulter. The No. 3 seed defeated No. 5
Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-2, 6-4 to become the first player to
punch her ticket to the semifinals.
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