Ekaterina Alexandrova, Lulu Sun advance to Monterrey Open semifinals

Alexandrova beat Yue Yuan 7-5, 7-6(3) in the quarterfinals while Lulu Sun of New Zealand prevailed 6-4, 6-3 over Erika Andreeva.

Published : Aug 23, 2024 08:26 IST , MONTERREY - 1 MIN READ

FILE PHOTO: Ekaterina Alexandrova reacts during her first round match against Yue Yuan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
FILE PHOTO: Ekaterina Alexandrova reacts during her first round match against Yue Yuan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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FILE PHOTO: Ekaterina Alexandrova reacts during her first round match against Yue Yuan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat seventh-seeded Yue Yuan of China 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Thursday to reach the semifinals of Monterrey Open.

Alexandrova will face Lulu Sun of New Zealand, a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Erika Andreeva of Russia in the WTA 500 event at Sonoma Club.

The 29-year-old Alexandrova won the last of her four career WTA Tour titles last year at Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

In the other quarterfinals, second-seeded Emma Navarro of the United States faced ninth-seeded Magdalena Frech of Poland, and fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine was set to meet sixth-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic.

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