Washington Open: Sabalenka books spot in last four
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday night and will play Marie Bouzkova in the next round
Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid (Aflo/Panoramic)
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka won against No 6 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Washington Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on Saturday night.
Sabalenka, ranked No 3, will face Marie Bouzkova next.
In the previous round of the Washington tournament, Aryna Sabalenka edged out Russian qualifier Kamilla Rakhimova (7-5, 4-6, 6-4).
Azarenka, ranked No 20, beat American qualifier Hailey Baptiste (7-6 (6), 7-6 (3)) and Chinese Yafan Wang (6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Washington WTA 500, other last 8 results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Marie Bouzkova beat Robin Montgomery (WC): 6-3, 6-1
- Paula Badosa (WC) beat Emma Raducanu (WC): 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Caroline Dolehide beat Amanda Anisimova (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-1
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