Nordea Open: Second seed Putintseva through to semi-finals
The Kazakh edged out Aliona Bolsova 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 and will play Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 8 seed, in the semi-finals
Yulia Putintseva competes in Rome 2023 (Inside/Panoramic)
Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the second seed, reached the last four of the Nordea Open by edging out Spaniard Aliona Bolsova 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at Båstad Tennisstadion in Bastad on Thursday afternoon.
Putintseva, ranked No 56, will face Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 8 seed, next.
The Kazakh won against Swede wildcard Lisa Zaar (6-3, 6-4) and American Katie Volynets (6-0, 1-0 ret.) in the previous rounds of the Swedish Open.
Earlier in the tournament, Bolsova, ranked No 118, edged out Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 6 seed (3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)) and beat Slovenian Polona Hercog (6-3, 6-3).
Bastad WTA 125K Series, other quarter-matches (Båstad Tennisstadion, clay, USD 115,000, most recent results first):
- Olga Danilovic vs. Viktoriya Tomova
- Louisa Chirico beat Claire Liu (7): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
- Emma Navarro (1) beat Tamara Zidansek: 6-0, 6-4
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