Adelaide International 2: Bencic moves into last four, defeating Garcia
Belinda Bencic edged out Caroline Garcia 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Thursday. She’ll play Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 6 seed, in the next round
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Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 8 seed, edged out Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 4 seed, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Adelaide International 2 at the Memorial Drive Tennis Park on Thursday.
Bencic, ranked No 13, will play Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 6 seed, next.
The Swiss beat Spanish wildcard Garbine Muguruza (6-3, 6-4) and Russian qualifier Anna Kalinskaya (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Garcia, ranked No 4, edged out Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova (6-3, 3-6, 7-5).
Adelaide WTA 500, other quarter-finals results (Memorial Drive Tennis Park, hard, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Veronika Kudermetova beat Danielle Collins (10): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Paula Badosa (9) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (11): 7-6 (5), 7-5
- Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Petra Kvitova (12): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
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