Mérida Open: American McNally books spot in semi-finals; gets Peterson next

American Caty McNally reached the semi-finals of the Mérida Open by defeating Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-3 at the Yucatan Country Club on Friday.

McNally, ranked No 92 in the world, will face Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson, who upset top seed Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4 in another quarter-final.

Ahead of her win on Friday, the 21-year-old American won against Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 3 seed (7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-1) and wildcard Katie Volynets (6-3, 6-0).

Birrell, ranked No 133, had defeated against Hungarian Anna Bondar (7-6 (8), 6-1) and Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-3, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.

Mérida WTA 250, other quarter-final matches (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 259,303, most recent results first):

• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Camila Giorgi vs. Sloane Stephens

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