Barranquilla Open: Sobolieva reaches semi-finals
Anastasiya Sobolieva beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 on Thursday evening and will face the winner of the match between Georgian Mariam Bolkvadze and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Anastasia Sobolieva (Zuma/Panoramic)
Ukrainian Anastasiya Sobolieva defeated Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals of the Barranquilla Open on Thursday evening.
Sobolieva, ranked No 216, will face the winner of the match between Georgian Mariam Bolkvadze and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the No 4 seed, next.
The 20-year-old Ukrainian won against Colombian wildcard Maria Paulina Perez Garcia (6-1, 6-0) and Slovak qualifier Martina Okalova (6-4, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Hruncakova, ranked No 233, beat Australian Destanee Aiava (6-2, 6-4) and American Emina Bektas, the No 5 seed (7-5, 7-6 (4)).
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