ATX Open Tennis: Katie Volinatov in WTA semifinals for the first time
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American tennis player Katie Volinets reached the semi-finals of a WTA event for the first time by defeating compatriot Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the ATX Open.The 21-year-old was ranked 92nd in the world in the two-player match. started off on Friday with a 5-0 lead in the first set. Wild card holder Stearns then made a comeback to tie the score at 5-5.
The Volinettes, however, again dominated and took control of the match, winning seven games in a row. In the next round, she will face the challenge of 88th ranked Varvara Gracheva. Russia’s Gracheva defeated 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 6-3. Eighth seed Marta Kostyuk beat Anna-Lena Freedoms 7-6 6-2 to reach the last four of a tournament for the first time in 2023.
To reach the first WTA final of her career, she will have to overcome the challenge of 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins. Fourth seed Collins came back from being down in the first set to defeat Anna Kanilskaya 3-6 6-2 6-1.
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