The second favorite, the Russian Liudmila Samsonova, did not miss the appointment to the semifinals of the Hertogenbosch tournament after defeating the Belgian Greet Minnen like the Canadian. Bianca Andreescu, who calmed down the reaction of the Japanese Naomi Osaka, was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
The Canadian, winner of the United States Open in 2019, his best year, in which he conquered Indian Wells and Toronto, beat the former world number one 6-4, 3-6 and 7-6(3). The Japanese, who won the only match between the two, in Beijing in 2019, could not complete the reaction he showed in the second set. and surrendered the win in the tiebreaker of the third set after two hours and twenty-two minutes (6-4, 3-6 and 7-6(3).
Andreescu will face Hungarian Dalma Galfi, 138th in the world, in the semifinals, who defeated Serbian Aleksandr Krunic 7-5, 6-3, who won the title of this competition in 2018.
On the other side of the draw, Russian Liudmila Samsonova defeated Belgian Greetje Minnen 6-4, 7-5.. Her rival heading into the final will come from the clash between American Robin Montgomery and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, third seed and champion of the last two editions, which was moved to Saturday due to rain.
Source: La Verdad
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