Hong Kong: Boulter advances to semi-finals, faces Yue next

Second seed Katie Boulter moved into the last four of the Hong Kong Open by beating Russian Anastasia Zakharova 6-4, 6-0 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Friday.

This was her 30th win on the WTA Tour this year, 21 of which have come on hardcourts. The two-time WTA titlist in 2024 is now through to her fourth semi-final of the season.

Boulter, ranked No 29, will face Chinese Yuan Yue, the No 6 seed, next.

The Brit won against Japanese Aoi Ito (6-4, 6-4) and Chinese Xiyu Wang (7-6 (7), 6-4) in the previous rounds of the tournament.

Earlier in the week, Zakharova, ranked No 113, defeated lucky loser Su Jeong Jang (7-5, 6-4) and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-1).

Hong Kong WTA 250, other quarter-final matches (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267,082, most recent results first):

• Yue Yuan beat Sofia Kenin: 6-3, 6-3
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Bernarda Pera
• Diana Shnaider vs. Suzan Lamens

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