Austin Open: Sevastova into semi-finals
Anastasija Sevastova defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 2-1 on Friday night and will play the winner of the match between No 8 seed Yue Yuan and Yafan Wang in the next round
Anastasija Sevastova – Zuma/Panoramic
Latvian Anastasija Sevastova won against Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club on Friday night.
Sevastova, ranked No 485, will face the winner of the match between No 8 seed Yue Yuan and Yafan Wang next.
The 33-year-old Latvian beat Argentinian Julia Riera (6-4, 6-3) and American Sloane Stephens, the second seed (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Schmiedlova, ranked No 76, edged out American Peyton Stearns, the No 7 seed (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) and American qualifier Sachia Vickery (5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5).
Austin WTA 250, other last eight results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Yue Yuan vs. Yafan Wang
- Xiyu Wang (6) beat Danielle Collins (3): 6-2 ret.
- Anhelina Kalinina (1) beat Diane Parry (5): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
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