The Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova45 in the world and came from the previous stage, extended his magical week in the tournament of Madrid and qualified for the semifinals by beating the American Amanda Anisimova for 6-4 and 6-3.
He will face the Tunisian for a place in the final Ons Jabeureighth seeded and the biggest rival with which it could match.
In her first appearance beyond the round of 16 in a WTA 1,000, Alexandrova was unsatisfied with the quarterfinals and bet hard on reaching the semifinals, without giving Anasimova a break.
Three breaks per set were enough arguments to clinch victory and become the first player since 2016, and the third in tournament history, to reach the penultimate round after starting in qualifying. Lucie Hradecka (2012) and Louisa Chirico (2016) were the first.
Alexandrova gave a surprise in the first round by beating the tenth favorite, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. The Russian then removed Spaniard Nuria Párrizas and then Czech Marie Bouzkova, 77, also from the former.
Source: La Verdad
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