Charleston Open: Kasatkina books spot in semi-finals
Daria Kasatkina beat Jaqueline Cristian 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3 on Friday evening and will face the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 12 seed, in the next round
Daria Kasatkina at Charleston in 2023 (Zuma/Panoramic)
Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 4 seed, won against Romanian Jaqueline Cristian 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3 to move into the last four of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Friday.
Kasatkina, ranked No 11, will face the winner of the match between American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 12 seed, next.
The Russian beat American Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 0-6, 6-1) and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 15 seed (6-1, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Cristian, ranked No 83, defeated American qualifier Sachia Vickery (6-1, 6-4), American Madison Keys, the No 8 seed (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) and American Emma Navarro, the No 10 seed (6-3, 5-7, 6-1).
Charleston WTA 500, other last eight results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Maria Sakkari
- Elise Mertens vs. Danielle Collins
- Jessica Pegula vs. Victoria Azarenka
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