BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Wang makes semi-finals
Xiyu Wang edged out Viktoriya Tomova 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 [5] on Friday and will face Swede Mirjam Bjorklund in the next round
Wang Xiyu serves during the women s singles first round match between Wang Xiyu of China and Danielle Collins of the United States of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 30, 2021. (Imago/Panoramic)
Chinese Xiyu Wang edged out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 [5] to advance to the semi-finals of the BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia on Friday afternoon.
Wang, ranked No 111, will face Swede Mirjam Bjorklund next.
The 21-year-old Chinese won against Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 7 seed (6-1, 7-5) and edged out Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (4-6, 7-5, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, Tomova, ranked No 131, defeated Italian Sara Errani (6-4, 6-3) and Russian Varvara Gracheva, the second seed (0-6, 6-3, 6-1).
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