Charleston Open LIVE: Tunisian star Ons Jabeur had it easy against Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina, as she emerged victorious in straight sets (6-3, 6-2). On the other hand, Belinda Bencic survived a scare against Paula Badosa to qualify for the semi-finals of Charleston Open. She won 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
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Belinda Bencic beat Paula Badosa
No.10 seed Belinda Bencic claimed a comeback victory over an opponent she had never beaten before in the Credit One Charleston Open quarterfinals, as she overcame No.2 seed Paula Badosa of Spain 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 on Friday.
“It was a big fight,” Switzerland’s Bencic said afterward. “I’m just going to try to recover. But I’m happy with the way I played, with the way I fought, and I’m happy to get another match here.”
Belinda Braves Badosa ☄️@BelindaBencic storms back to get her first win over Paula Badosa in her 4th attempt, reaching the #CharlestonOpen semifinals for a 2nd time!
Final score: 2-6 7-6 6-4 😁 pic.twitter.com/u7VM5V25h7
— Credit One Charleston Open (@CharlestonOpen) April 8, 2022
Bencic and Badosa’s first meeting came one year ago in Charleston, which ended up being Badosa’s maiden Top 20 win. Badosa defeated Bencic twice more since then, but Bencic finally got a win over the Spaniard in her fourth attempt, after 2 hours and 47 minutes of play.
Bencic will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday’s semifinals
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Ons Jabeur beat Anhelina Kalinina
Fourth seed Ons Jabeur takes on Kalinina in the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open. Jabeur enters the contest after winning against Irina Begu 6-3, 6-2, while Kalinina clinched an upset victory over 12th seed Alizeh Cornet in the third round.
Ons Jabeur is into the Credit One Charleston Open semifinals for the second straight season, as the No.4 seed from Tunisia eased past Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-2.
“A great match, I really enjoyed being there today,” Jabeur said afterward. “I was trying to be aggressive and take the few shots before her, and playing the game that I like to play, slicing and mixing up the shots. Pretty happy with my performance, and hope I can keep playing like that.”
That is just TOO GOOD 💯@Ons_Jabeur #CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/Lmvs1hA4Pp
— Credit One Charleston Open (@CharlestonOpen) April 8, 2022
That is just TOO GOOD 💯@Ons_Jabeur #CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/Lmvs1hA4Pp
— Credit One Charleston Open (@CharlestonOpen) April 8, 2022
World No.10 Jabeur needed just over an hour to beat 42nd-ranked Kalinina in their first meeting, extending a tremendous patch of success on the green clay in Charleston of late.
Jabeur is 11-2 at this site over the last two seasons. Last year, she reached the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston Open, and followed up by making the final of the WTA 250 event at the same venue the next week.
After staving off a break point in the preceding game, Jabeur broke Kalinina for a crucial 5-3 lead in the opening frame, then held to take the one-set lead. Jabeur won 77 percent of her first-service points in the opener, while Kalinina won less than half of points behind her first serve in that set.
Jabeur amped up her forehand power in the second set and used that shot to claim an early break for 2-1. A sterling backhand return gave Jabeur another break for a 5-2 lead, and the Top 10 star from Tunisia cruised home from there.
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Other matches
Amanda Anisimova vs Coco Vandweghe
¡Se mantiene invicta ante Sabalenka! 💪🔥
Amanda Anisimova🇺🇸 sigue sin conocer la derrota ante Aryna Sabalenka, al imponerse por 3-6 6-4 6-3
Es la tercera vez que Anisimova vence a su rival y son tres sus triunfos esta semana en Charleston para avanzar a cuartos de final pic.twitter.com/WIFZh0if8f
— Mundo de Tenis (@MundoDeTenis) April 8, 2022
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Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Magda Linette
Alexandrova powered past Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2 in just 62 minutes in their quarterfinal matchup.
Ekaterina Alexandrova closes out a 6-0, 6-2 win over a fatigued Magda Linette to reach the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston Open!
Her first WTA clay semifinal and assured a return to the Top 50. First semifinal of 2022 and Katya is truly back in business!
[📽: @WTA TV] pic.twitter.com/RSg1AdP6tH
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) April 8, 2022
World No.64 Linette had beaten Alexandrova in their only prior meeting, in the Seoul semifinals in 2019. However, World No.54 Alexandrova swept to victory this time around, winning 86 percent of her first-service points to reach her first semifinal of the season.
It was still a stunning run for Linette this week. Linette saved a match point in her first-round win over Katie Volynets, then had to win two three-setters on Thursday over Leylah Fernandez and Kaia Kanepi just to reach the elite eight.
Bencic and Alexandrova have split their four previous meetings. Bencic needed a third-set tiebreak to win their most recent encounter, on the grass courts of Berlin last season.
Live stream of the Charleston Open will be available in Tennis Channel.
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