Arango bakes third-set bagel to reach Merida semi-finals
Emiliana Arango erased a set deficit to defeat Rebecca Sramkova on Friday in Merida. Arango will go up against either Paula or Badosa or Daria Saville in the semi-finals.
Emiliana Arango CTK Photobank/Panoramic)
Qualifier Emiliana Arango continued her run at the Mérida Open on Friday evening by beating Slovak Rebecca Sramkova 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 in the quarter-finals.
In the semis, Arango — ranked No 133 — will play the winner of a match between Australian qualifier Daria Saville and Spaniard Paula Badosa.
The Colombian previously defeated Argentinian lucky loser Maria Lourdes Carle (6-2, 6-3) and qualifier Francesca Jones (3-6, 6-3, 3-4 ret.).
Sramkova, ranked No 40, secured a quarter-final spot with wins over New Zealand’s Lulu Sun (6-3, 6-1) and Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 3 seed (7-6 (8), 6-3).
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