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Boulter had been in career-best form at the tournament, defeating Alison Riske in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up before knocking out former top-10 player Caroline Garcia. But second seed Halep ultimately proved too strong in a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
India's HS Prannoy continued his impressive run as he sailed into the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament with a straight-games win over world number 13 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in Jakarta on Friday. A little over a month after his heroic win over Gemke in the decisive fifth rubber against Denmark which ensured India's entry into the Thomas Cup final, Prannoy produced yet another finely-crafted performance to outwit the Danish world number 13 21-14 21-12 in a 40-minute quarterfinal clash.
BIRMINGHAM: Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Birmingham grass-court event with a straight sets win over Britain's Katie Boulter on Friday (Jun 17).
The Australian, who also reached the final four last weekend in Stuttgart, treated the crowd to an assortment of 'tweeners', behind-the-leg flick returns and an underarm serve to baffle his Spanish opponent in 69 minutes. Kyrgios hit 13 aces and broke three times as he gained momentum on grass as a serious Wimbledon outside threat. Kyrgios said he played a standout match against Carreno Busta in their first meeting since 2016.
Berlin on Friday. The 18-year-old American, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open earlier this month, sealed a 7-5, 6-4 win over fourth seed Pliskova.
Nick Kyrgios was ever the entertainer as he sailed into the semi-finals of ATP Halle with a straight-sets win over Pablo Carreno Busta. Both players opened with service games to love, but it was Kyrgios who was the first to apply any major pressure, although he missed two opportunities to break in the third game. Ad/> When his next chance came to put himself ahead in the tie, the Australian took it emphatically.
A little over a month after his heroic win over Gemke in the decisive fifth rubber against Denmark which ensured India's entry into the Thomas Cup final, Prannoy produced yet another finely-crafted performance to outwit the Danish world number 13 21-14 21-12 in a 40-minute quarter-final clash. It is the second semifinal appearance for world number 23 Prannoy at the Indonesia event. He had reached the last four in the 2017 edition during which he had stunned former Olympic gold medallist Chen Long and Malaysian great Lee Chong Wei on way to the semifinals.
Coco Gauff was in impressive form as she saw off former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova for a place in the semi-finals at the Berlin Grass Court Championship. Gauff, just 18 years old, was far livelier than her 30-year-old opponent and showed a steel beyond her years to fight from a break down in the second set to win the match.