Birmingham Open: Cocciaretto makes semi-finals
Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Diana Shnaider 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Kazakh Yulia Putintseva and American lucky loser Caroline Dolehide in the next round
Elisabetta Cocciaretto © Action Plus / Panoramic
Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto moved into the last four of the Birmingham Open by winning against Russian Diana Shnaider 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Friday.
Cocciaretto, ranked No 44, will play the winner of the match between Kazakh Yulia Putintseva and American lucky loser Caroline Dolehide next.
Ahead of her victory, the Italian beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the top seed (6-3, 6-3) and American wildcard Sloane Stephens (6-4, 6-2).
Shnaider, ranked No 49, won against qualifier Amelia Rajecki (7-5, 6-3) and No 8 seed Marie Bouzkova (7-6 (5), 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Birmingham WTA 250, other last eight results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Caroline Dolehide
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
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