Paula Badosa qualified for the semifinals of the WTA 500 Ningbo Open

Paula Badosa (Spain) qualified for the semifinals of the WTA 500 Ningbo Open women’s tennis tournament with a prize fund of more than 922,000 USD. The Spaniard, who is 8th-seeded, defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:2).

In the semifinals, Paula Badosa will face Daria Kasatkina (Russia), playing under a neutral flag, who defeated Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) by 2-1 (6:4, 1:6, 7:6(6)).

In the other semifinal of the tournament, the Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva will face Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic). Mirra Andreeva defeated the fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) with 7:6 (5) and 3:2, with this result her opponent withdrew due to injury.

Karolina Muchova prevailed over Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) after a comeback and 2-1 (2:6, 6:2, 6:3).