Hamburg Open: Seventh seed Rus makes semi-finals
Arantxa Rus beat Eva Lys 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday afternoon. She’ll face Australian qualifier Daria Saville in the next round
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Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 7 seed, defeated German Eva Lys 6-2, 6-2 to move into the semi-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday afternoon.
Rus, ranked No 60, will face Australian qualifier Daria Saville next.
The Dutchwoman won against Russian Maria Timofeeva (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) and edged out Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Hamburg tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Lys, ranked No 167, won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the second seed (6-1, 6-1) and Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-4, 6-1).
Hamburg WTA 250, other last eight results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):
- Bernarda Pera vs. Diana Shnaider
- Noma Noha Akugue vs. Martina Trevisan
- Daria Saville beat Jule Niemeier (WC): 6-3, 6-2
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