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Thursday was a day of catch-up in Hua Hin following Wednesday’s rain, and among the many winners to succeed in Friday’s quarter-finals on the Thailand Open 2 was Nadia Podoroska, who upset 2nd-seeded Katerina Siniakova, 6-3 6-3, whereas different seeded gamers to make their option to the exit door have been Wang Xinyu, at No 3, toppled by Rebeka Masarova, 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1), Magda Linette, the 4th seed, overwhelmed by Rebecca Sramkova, 7-6(5) 6-4, Sixth-seeded Katie Volynets defeated by Tamara Zidansek, and Varvara Gracheva, after the No 8 seed gave Jana Fett a walkover.
Elsewhere, ongoing rain in Seoul washed out all of Friday’s play on the Hana Financial institution Korea Open, forcing organisers to postpone the entire singles quarter-finals, together with the one between Emma Raducanu and Daria Kasatkina, in addition to each doubles semi-finals till Saturday, which now are scheduled to be adopted by the singles semi-finals.
Again in Hua Hin, Podoroska maintained her good document over Siniakova, bettering to 3-0 in opposition to the Czech to succeed in her first tour-level quarter-final of 2024.
The Argentine now has posted two High 50 profession wins since 2021, each this yr, and each over Siniakova.
Masarova then held off Wang Xinyu, from China, after 3 hours and seven minutes, together with an 8-deuce closing sport, earlier than sealing the match on her 4th match level
The Spaniard wanted 2 hours and 51 minutes to get previous her 1st-round opponent, Anna Bondar from Hungary, and needed to save a set level within the first set in opposition to Wang, who made a late cost from 1-5 right down to degree at 5-5 within the decider.
Sramkova downed Poland’s Linette, the 2020 champion, to succeed in her second WTA quarter-final in as many weeks, and the Slovakian now will meet Fett from Croatia, a beneficiary of Gracheva’s withdrawal.
The end result levelled Sramkova’s head-to-head with Fett at 2 wins apiece.
Japan’s Mai Hontama, who upset top-seeded Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine on Tuesday, superior with a 2-6 6-4 6-1 win over native Thai wild-card, 20-year previous Lanlana Tararudee and, within the Final 8, she is going to meet Arienne Hartono, from the Netherlands, who obtained previous fellow qualifier, Gao Xinyu from China, 6-1 4-6 6-2.
Finishing the quarter-final line-up was Zidansek from Slovenia, a 3-6 6-4 6-4 upset winner over Volynets to make her first WTA Final 8 look since Lausanne 2023.
Zidansek battled again from a set right down to avenge her loss to Volynets within the first 2024 version of Hua Hin, 9 months in the past, after a 2 hour 37 minute battle within the final match of the Day 4.
Monastir finalist Rebecca Sramkova got here from a set right down to defeat Jana Fett and advance to her second WTA semi-final in as many weeks.
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Friday’s quarter-finals noticed Zidansek again on court docket within the first match of Day 5, saving 4 match factors to win a second marathon over Podoroska after 3 hours and 41 minutes, the 4th longest match of 2024.
In a conflict of former Roland Garros semi-finalists, Zidansek got here from a set and a break right down to defeat the Argentine, saving triple match level when trailing 5-4 within the decider, after which one other one when down 6-5.
Within the semi-final on Saturday, Zidansek will face Sramkova after the Monastir finalist got here from a set right down to defeat Fett, 4-6 6-4 6-1, in 2 hours and 9 minutes, to advance to her second WTA semi-final in as many weeks.
Dutch qualifier Hartono went the space in opposition to Hontama, 4-6 6-2 6-3, to make her first WTA semi-final, coming from a set down after 2 hours and quarter-hour, and bettering her document to 2-1 total in opposition to the Japanese.
Within the final singles match on Friday, Germany’s Laura Siegemund handed the Masarova take a look at to make it into the semi-finals to face Hartona for a spot in Sunday’s closing.
Siegemund got here from a break down within the second set to take down the Spaniard, 6-3 6-4, in 2 hours 9 minutes, and advances to her first tour-level semi-final since Warsaw 2023.
Laura Siegemund handed the Rebeka Masarova take a look at to make it into the semi-finals and can face qualifier Arienne Hartona for a spot in Sunday’s closing.
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