Austin Open: Yuan makes last four, faces Schmiedlova next
Yuan won against Yafan Wang 6-3, 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday
No 8 seed Yue Yuan won against Yafan Wang 6-3, 7-5 to reach the last four of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club on Friday.
Yuan, ranked No 68, will face Slovak Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova next.
Yue Yuan beat Australian Arina Rodionova (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) and American Taylor Townsend (6-3, 7-6 (5)) in the previous rounds of the Austin tournament.
Earlier in the week, Wang, ranked No 69, defeated Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 4 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4) and Colombian Emiliana Arango (6-2, 6-2).
Austin WTA 250, other quarter-final results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267,082):
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Anastasija Sevastova: 4-6, 1-2 ret.
- Xiyu Wang (6) beat Danielle Collins (3): 6-2 ret.
- Anhelina Kalinina (1) beat Diane Parry (5): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
