BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Wang makes semi-finals
Xiyu Wang edged out Viktoriya Tomova 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 [5] on Friday and will face Swede Mirjam Bjorklund in the next round
Wang Xiyu serves during the women s singles first round match between Wang Xiyu of China and Danielle Collins of the United States of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 30, 2021. (Imago/Panoramic)
Chinese Xiyu Wang edged out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 [5] to advance to the semi-finals of the BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia on Friday afternoon.
Wang, ranked No 111, will face Swede Mirjam Bjorklund next.
The 21-year-old Chinese won against Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 7 seed (6-1, 7-5) and edged out Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (4-6, 7-5, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, Tomova, ranked No 131, defeated Italian Sara Errani (6-4, 6-3) and Russian Varvara Gracheva, the second seed (0-6, 6-3, 6-1).
People in this post
More tennis news
August 27, 2026
August 27, 1975: The day a very special US Open edition began, with clay and night sessions
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
Alexandre Sokolowski
August 27, 2026
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title, beating Bencic and Cobolli in final-set tiebreak thriller
Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik have clinched the US Open mixed...
Cédric Rouquette
August 27, 2026
Marozsan ends Damm’s giant-killing run to reach Winston-Salem quarter-finals
Fabian Marozsan won against Martin Damm 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday night and...
Tennis Majors
August 26, 2026
Sinner sidelined until September 6 as knee injury lingers
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is reportedly sidelined until September 6 due to...
Cédric Rouquette
August 26, 2026
Van de Zandschulp routs Darderi, who plays through a taped knee, as Bonzi cruises into Winston-Salem quarter-finals
Benjamin Bonzi defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday evening. He'll play the...
Tennis Majors
Your comments