Tampico Open: Rakhimova reaches semi-finals
Kamilla Rakhimova beat Anastasia Tikhonova 6-1, 6-2 on Friday evening. She’ll play the winner of the match between top seed Caroline Dolehide and No 6 seed Emina Bektas in the next round
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No 5 seed Kamilla Rakhimova reached the semi-finals of the Tampico Open by defeating Anastasia Tikhonova 6-1, 6-2 at the Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico on Friday evening.
Rakhimova, ranked No 89, will play the winner of the match between top seed Caroline Dolehide and No 6 seed Emina Bektas next.
Ahead of her victory, Kamilla Rakhimova won against Cypriot Raluka Serban (6-0, 6-2) and edged out Katarina Kozarov (2-6, 6-2, 7-5).
Tikhonova, ranked No 225, beat Mexican lucky loser Daniela Schekaiban (6-0, 6-0) and Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Tampico WTA 125, other last 8 results (Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Emina Bektas
- Fernanda Contreras Gomez vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
- Katie Volynets vs. Anna Kalinskaya: friday
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