WTA roundup: Tamara Zidansek sweeps way into semis in Romania

Tamara Zidansek converted 6 of 10 break points while sweeping second-seeded Petra Marcinko of Croatia 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the UniCredit Iasi Open in Romania.

Zidandek won the final two games of the second set to seal the match. The Slovenian will next face Spain’s Paul Badosa, who knocked off No. 5 Panna Udvardy of Hungary 6-4, 7-6 (2).

No. 3 Oleksandra Oliynykova beat France’s Clara Burel 6-4, 7-5, while Egypt’s Mayar Sherif outlasted No. 9 Yulia Putintseva of Russia 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5).

Athens Open

No. 1 seed Clara Tauson of Denmark won 69.7% of her first-serve points (23 of 33) during a 6-2, 6-3 quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Czech Sara Bejlek.

Tauson next faces No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia, who committed 32 unforced errors and six double faults and still managed to post a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Qinwen Zheng of China. Zheng had a 25-11 edge in winners but committed 41 unforced errors and seven double faults.

No. 4 Maria Sakkari, playing in her hometown, notched a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Alycia Parks. Russia’s Alina Korneeva beat No. 7 Tereza Valentova 7-5, 6-3 of the Czech Republic.

–Field Level Media