Poland Open: Wickmayer sets up semi-final against top seed Swiatek
Yanina Wickmayer won against Heather Watson 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon and will face Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, in the next round
Yanina Wickmayer (Francois Asal / Panoramic)
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer reached the semi-finals of the Poland Open by winning against Heather Watson 6-4, 6-3 at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw on Saturday.
Wickmayer, ranked No 109, will play Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Belgian defeated Japanese Nao Hibino (6-2, 6-4) and Tereza Martincova (6-2, 6-2).
Watson, ranked No 146, won against No 3 seed Katerina Siniakova (7-5, 6-2) and Belarusian qualifier Yuliya Hatouka (6-2, 5-7, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.
Warsaw WTA 250, other last 8 results (Legia Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek beat Linda Noskova (8): 6-1, 6-4
- Laura Siegemund beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3
- Tatjana Maria beat Rebecca Sramkova (Q): 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
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