The Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska23 years old and world number 93, She became the second tennis player in the Open Era to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open since qualifying, after defeating 19-year-old Czech Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
The first player to achieve this was the Australian Christine Dorey in 1970.
The Ukrainian also confirmed herself as the fifth tennis player to reach the semifinals from previous qualifying at a Grand Slam and the third to reach the semifinals this decade.
Argentina Nadia Podoroska reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2020 and the British Emma Raducanu He won the 2022 US Open2.
Yastremska Full conditions will arrive for the semifinal match, after spending an hour and 18 minutes on court, and the winner of the clash will face the Chinese. Qinwen Zheng (12) with Russian Anna Kalinskaya.
The Ukrainian has eight consecutive wins in this edition, where he opened the main draw by defeating the Wimbledon champion, the Czech Marketa Vondrousova. He also left the two-time Open champion, the Belarusian, on the road. Victoria Azarenka.
A victory for Yastremska in a women’s team that was changed from day one. Although there are two favorites on the other side of the draw: the current champion, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkawill face the queen of the US Open, the American, in the semis this Thursday Coco Gauff.
Source: La Verdad
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