The Croatian Petra Martic, First seed, she beat Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Friday and will play Estonian Anett Kontaveit in the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Palermo (Italy).
Martic, 15th in the world, she beat Sasnovich in two sets resolved in the tiebreaker, 7-6 (5) and 7-6 (3), while Kontaveit, fourth favorite and 22nd in the ranking, beat the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto por 6-1, 4-6 and 6-1.
Likewise, the French Fiona Ferro will be in the semifinals, executioner of the Italian Sara Errani 6-4 and 6-1. Her rival will be the Italian Camila Giorgi, who eliminated the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, seed number 7, in an intense duel (4-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-3).