Hamburg Open: Seventh seed Rus makes semi-finals

Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 7 seed, defeated German Eva Lys 6-2, 6-2 to move into the semi-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday afternoon.

Rus, ranked No 60, will face Australian qualifier Daria Saville next.

The Dutchwoman won against Russian Maria Timofeeva (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) and edged out Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Hamburg tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Lys, ranked No 167, won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the second seed (6-1, 6-1) and Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-4, 6-1).

Hamburg WTA 250, other last eight results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):

• Bernarda Pera vs. Diana Shnaider
• Noma Noha Akugue vs. Martina Trevisan
• Daria Saville beat Jule Niemeier (WC): 6-3, 6-2