Dubai Open: Tauson books spot in semi-finals
Clara Tauson beat Linda Noskova 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between No 14 seed Karolina Muchova and Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea in the next round
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Dane Clara Tauson advanced to the last four of the Dubai Open by winning against Linda Noskova 7-6 (4), 6-4 at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Tauson, ranked No 38, will face the winner of the match between No 14 seed Karolina Muchova and Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea next.
The 22-year-old Dane beat Slovak Rebecca Sramkova (7-6 (7), 6-0), Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4)) and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Noskova, ranked No 35, won against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (6-2, 7-6 (5)), Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 11 seed (7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3) and American Jessica Pegula, the No 5 seed (6-3, 7-6 (8)).
Dubai WTA 1000, other quarter-finals results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.664.963, most recent results first):
- Karolina Muchova vs. Sorana Cirstea
- Elena Rybakina vs. Sofia Kenin
- Mirra Andreeva (12) beat Iga Swiatek (2): 6-3, 6-3
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