Berlin Open: Gauff edges Pliskova, through to semi-finals
Coco Gauff won against Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 on Friday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the top seed, and Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the next round
Coco Gauff in Berlin (Panoramic)
American Coco Gauff, the No 7 seed, reached the last four of the Berlin Open by winning against Czech Karolina Pliskova, the No 4 seed, 7-5, 6-4 at Rot-Weiss Tennis Club on Friday.
Roland-Garros runner-up Gauff, ranked No 13, will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the top seed, and Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich for a place in the final.
Ahead of her victory, the 18-year-old American beat Ann Li (6-2, 7-6 (2)) and Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang (6-0, 6-4).
Pliskova, ranked No 7, won against Estonian Kaia Kanepi (6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-0) and edged out Canadian Bianca Andreescu (6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7)) earlier in the tournament.
Berlin WTA 500, other last 8 results (Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, grass, EUR 611.210, most recent results first):
- Ons Jabeur vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Belinda Bencic (8) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Maria Sakkari (2) beat Daria Kasatkina (6): 6-0, 6-3
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