Hong Kong Open: Blinkova defeats Sorribes Tormo to move into the last four
Anna Blinkova won against Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (3), 6-3. She’ll face the winner of the match between Leylah Fernandez and Linda Fruhvirtova next
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Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 5 seed, advanced to the last four of the Hong Kong Open by defeating Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Blinkova, ranked No 37, will face the winner of the match between Canadian Leylah Fernandez and Linda Fruhvirtova next.
In the previous rounds of the Hong Kong tournament, the Russian benefited from the abandonment of Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (6-4, 2-6, 5-1) and won against Australian Priscilla Hon (6-1, 6-3).
Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 57, beat wildcard Ho Ching Wu (6-1, 6-0) and Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 4 seed (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other quarter-finals results:
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Martina Trevisan vs. Elise Mertens
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