Hong Kong 125 Open: Blinkova upsets Navarro to reach semi-finals
Anna Blinkova won against Emma Navarro 6-4, 6-3 on Friday. She’ll face Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the next round
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Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 7 seed, reached the last four of the Hong Kong 125 Open by defeating American Emma Navarro, the top seed, 6-4, 6-3 on Friday.
Blinkova, ranked No 78, will play Australian Ajla Tomljanovic next.
Ahead of her victory, the Russian won against Thai qualifier Peangtarn Plipuech (6-1, 6-2) and Romanian wildcard Simona Halep (6-2, 6-1).
Navarro, ranked No 8, beat Swiss Viktorija Golubic (7-5, 6-4) and Australian Kimberly Birrell (6-2, 6-4) in the previous rounds.
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