Western & Southern Open: Muchova reaches semi-finals

Karolina Muchova advanced to the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open when Marie Bouzkova retired at the Lindner Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Friday evening.

Muchova, ranked No 17 and the runner-up at the French Open earlier this summer, led 3-0 when Bouzkova, ranked No 35, pulled out on Friday.

The Czech will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 5 seed, and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, next.

Muchova advances to the semifinals 3-0 ret. as Bouzkova retires.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/xtsiEFR5k7

— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 18, 2023

Muchova won against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 12 seed (6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4), Croat Petra Martic (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) and Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 8 seed (6-3, 2-6, 6-3) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds in Cincinnati, Bouzkova defeated Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (6-2, 6-2), Belgian Elise Mertens (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) and American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-0).

Cincinnati WTA 1000, other quarter-finals results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 2.788.468, most recent results first):

• Ons Jabeur vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Marketa Vondrousova (10): 7-6 (3), 6-1