Osaka Open: Lamens makes semis

Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens defeated Romanian qualifier Ana Bogdan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the Osaka Open at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Friday.

Lamens, ranked No 125, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 7 seed, and Dane Clara Tauson next.

The Dutchwoman won against Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 6 seed (6-1, 6-2) and Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds of the Osaka tournament, Bogdan, ranked No 111, won against Russian Veronika Kudermetova (6-2, 6-2) and No 4 seed Marie Bouzkova (6-0, 7-6 (5)).

Osaka WTA 250, other last 8 results (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):

• Kimberly Birrell vs. Sara Saito
• Diane Parry vs. Clara Tauson
• Eva Lys vs. Aoi Ito

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