Ostapenko and Zhu rally to reach the Birmingham Classic semifinals
The grass-court tournament serves as a warmup for Wimbledon, which starts in 10 days.
Published : Jun 23, 2023 21:58 IST , BIRMINGHAM - 1 MIN READ
Jelena Ostapenko celebrates winning against Magdalena Frech in quarterfinal match of the Birmingham Classic. | Photo Credit: AP
Second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia rallied to reach the semifinals at the Birmingham Classic by beating Magdalena Frech 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Friday.
The grass-court tournament serves as a warmup for Wimbledon, which starts in 10 days.
Ostapenko, who reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018, needed 2 hours, 19 minutes to beat her unseeded Polish opponent in an error-strewn match. They conceded a combined 21 break-point chances.
Zhu Lin of China also fought back to reach the semis, advancing 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 against Rebecca Marino of Canada, who mixed 10 aces with seven double faults.
Later Friday, top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic played 18-year-old countrywoman Linda Fruhvirtova.
Following that match, Britain’s Harriet Dart was on court against No. 4 Anastasia Potapova.