Hong Kong Open: Siniakova into last four

Katerina Siniakova defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (1), 6-4 to advance to the last four of the Hong Kong Open on Friday.

Siniakova, ranked No 85, will face Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 6 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, Katerina Siniakova won against Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-4, 7-6 (7)) and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1).

Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 61, beat Croat Jana Fett (6-0, 6-0) and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the second seed (7-5, 1-6, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.

Seoul WTA 250, other last eight results, most recent results first):

• Leylah Fernandez beat Linda Fruhvirtova: 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Martina Trevisan beat Elise Mertens (3): 6-4, 6-3
• Anna Blinkova (5) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 7-6 (3), 6-3