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BRISBANE: Coco Gauff swept aside Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday (Jan 5) as the US Open champion continued her impressive buildup to the first Grand Slam of the year at Melbourne Park.
Coco Gauff continued the ruthless defence of her Auckland Classic title on Friday with a 6-1, 6-1 trouncing of Varvara Gracheva to set up a semi-final against fellow American Emma Navarro. With rain clouds gathering, Gauff was in the mood for a swift victory over her French opponent and achieved it in 52 minutes in another ominous display ahead of the Australian Open. The world number three and US Open champion clinched the title in Auckland last year without dropping a set and is on track to repeat that feat.
BRISBANE : Coco Gauff swept aside Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday as the U.S. Open champion continued her impressive buildup to the first Grand Slam of the year at Melbourne Park.
Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and fellow American Danielle Collins advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA San Diego Open with straight-set triumphs on Thursday. Kenin, who captured her first Grand Slam title in 2020 at Melbourne, dispatched 27th-ranked Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-3. Potapova made 15 double faults and landed only 46.4% of her first serves to fall in 78 minutes.
There was a shake-up in the brackets as unseeded American Claire Liu knocked off eighth seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday in Budapest.
Iga Swiatek pulled out of her Bad Homburg Open semi-final on Friday morning, blaming “fever and possible food poisoning.” The 22-year-old world No. 1 had been due to take on Lucia Bronzetti in a match that would have been her first semi-final played on grass at the elite level, however she has instead withdrawn from a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. Ad She had beaten Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2 in the quarter-finals in Germany.
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start before powering her way into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 win over grasscourt specialist Tatjana Maria on Monday.
Sonay Kartal will head to Wimbledon qualifying full of confidence following her run to the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy semi-finals. Kartal was beaten 6-2 6-1 by top seed Emma Navarro in the last four but had not dropped a set prior to that stage, defeating three higher ranked opponents including world No.113 Simona Waltert and No.66 Aliona Bolsova.