WTA roundup: Camila Osorio battles into Guadalajara semis

14.09.2024 - 03:28 channelnewsasia.com

Camila Osorio of Colombia fought past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico.The 22-year-old Osorio is the first Colombian player to reach the semis of a WTA 500 event.

Rakhimova took a 6-5 lead in a back-and-forth first-set tiebreaker, but Osorio saved set point and took control from there. Osorio finished the match having saved 7 of 9 break points.In the semis, Osorio will face Australian Olivia Gadecki, who defeated Italian Martina Trevisan 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Gadecki, ranked just 152nd in the world, broke Trevisan's serve 8 times in 10 opportunities.No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia of France advanced via walkover after her scheduled opponent, Czech No.

6 seed Marie Bouzkova, withdrew due to illness. The final quarterfinal match of Friday night pitted No. 5 seed Magdalena Frech of Poland against Canadian Marina Stakusic.Jasmin Open TunisiaRebecca Sramkova of Slovakia overcame Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a three-hour, 22-minute duel to reach the semifinals in Monastir, Tunisia.After Sramkova blew a 3-0 lead in the third set, Sorribes Tormo served for the match up 5-3, but Sramkova saved a match point and stole the ninth game.

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