Ningbo Open: Kasatkina moves into semi-finals
Daria Kasatkina edged out Yulia Putintseva on Friday and will play the winner of the match between Beatriz Haddad Maia and Paula Badosa next
Daria Kasatkina, Eastbourne, 2024 Action Plus / Panoramic
Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 5 seed, edged out Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6) to move into the semi-finals of the Ningbo Open at the Yinzhou Tennis Center on Friday.
Kasatkina, ranked No 11, will play the winner of the match between Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 6 seed, and Spaniard Paula Badosa, the No 8 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the Russian won against Katerina Siniakova (1-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Putintseva, ranked No 32, defeated American Caroline Dolehide (6-2, 6-0) and German lucky loser Ella Seidel (6-4, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Ningbo tournament.
Ningbo WTA 250, other last eight results (Yinzhou Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Anna Kalinskaya vs. Karolina Muchova
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Paula Badosa
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Barbora Krejcikova
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