Prague Open: Hibino moves into last four
Nao Hibino won against Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-2 on Friday and will play Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in the next round
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Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino reached the semi-finals of the Prague Open by winning against wildcard Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-2 at TK Sparta Praha on Friday.
Hibino, ranked No 136, will face Romanian Jaqueline Cristian next.
The Japanese edged out Italian Sara Errani (7-5, 3-6, 6-4) and defeated Slovak qualifier Viktoria Hruncakova (6-1, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Prague tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Martincova, ranked No 109, edged out qualifier Gabriela Knutson (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) and won against Chinese Yue Yuan (1-6, 6-2, 6-2).
Prague WTA 250, other last eight results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Linda Noskova
- Alize Cornet vs. Tamara Korpatsch
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Kateryna Baindl (8): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
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