Hobart International 1: Cocciaretto moves into semi-finals, defeating seed No6 Pera
Elisabetta Cocciaretto edged out Bernarda Pera 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-4 on Thursday
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Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto edged out American Bernarda Pera, the No 6 seed, 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Hobart International 1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Cocciaretto, ranked No 67, will play the winner of the match between Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed, and American wildcard Sofia Kenin next.
Earlier in the tournament, the 21-year-old Italian beat Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-2) and Jasmine Paolini (6-2, 6-1).
Pera, ranked No 44, won against Madison Brengle (6-4, 6-4) and edged out German Laura Siegemund (6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4).
Hobart WTA 250, other quarter-finals matches (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Lauren Davis vs. Xinyu Wang : Thursday in Hobart
- Anna Blinkova vs. Yulia Putintseva : Thursday in Hobart
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Sofia Kenin : Thursday in Hobart
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