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Italy’s Camila Giorgi shared a double bagel with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who was seeded second, to reach the semi-finals of the Mrida Open at the Yucatan Country Club on Friday.
Giorgi took just 47 minutes to beat Stephens 6-0, 6-0, dropping just 20 points during the contest and not having a single break point in her bid. The Italian earned 12 break chances with Stephens’ serve and was able to convert six of them.
With the victory, the Italian has started a showdown in the semifinals against the fourth-ranked Katerina Siniakova. The Czech defeated Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto, who is ranked 7, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 in the second quarter-final.
Giorgi has not dropped a set this week in Merida, having beaten sixth seed Mayar Sherif of Egypt (6-4, 6-2) and Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz (7-6 (5), 6-2) in her previous match. Matches.
The 41st-ranked Stephens beat French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean (6-1, 6-3) earlier in the tournament and beat Russian lucky loser Varvara Gracheva (5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5)). .
Mrida WTA 250 Quarterfinals (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 259,303)
- Rebecca Peterson (Q) defeated Magda Linette (1): 6-2, 6-4
- Catherine McNally beat Kimberly Birrell (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Katerina Sinyakova
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