Jabeur eases through as Kovinic ousts Rogers for consecutive Charleston semis
Sacha Pisani
April 17, 2021 00:37 MYT
April 17, 2021 00:37 MYT
Top seed Ons Jabeur moved through to the MUSC Health Women's Open semi-finals after easing past Nao Hibino.
Jabeur – eyeing her first WTA Tour title – made light work of Hibino 6-0 6-1 in Charleston on Friday.
Next up for the Tunisian is high-flying Danka Kovinic at the WTA 250 tournament.
For the second week in a row, Kovinic reached the semi-finals in Charleston after taking down hometown favourite and third seed Shelby Rogers 7-5 6-1.
For the second time in a row, @Ons_Jabeur will face Kovinic in the semifinals! After a swift win over Hibino, 6-0, 6-1.#MUSCHealthWomensOpen pic.twitter.com/mvtfYMkhO0 — wta (@WTA) April 16, 2021
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Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, who claimed her maiden singles title at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota last week, was leading 6-4 1-0 when Clara Tauson retired.
Meanwhile, Astra Sharma defeated 15-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova 6-4 6-3.