The 20-year-old Argentine defeated Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Tomorrow she will collide with Austrian Julia Grabher for a place in the definition.
Argentine tennis player Julia Riera (195th in the world ranking) qualified for the semifinals of the WTA 250 in Rabat after defeating the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (61st) by 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2. The women’s tournament that takes place in Morocco, in brick dust, distributes 259 thousand euros in prizes.
In 20 years, the born in Pergamino fought for almost two and a half hours to reach the example before the meaning in his first participation in a competition of this category. His performance ensured that he moved up to 148th place in the ranking and be second in the entire countryat the back of Nadia Podoroska (101st).
His next rival is the Austrian julia grabher (74th), surpassing the Italian Martina Trevisan (26th) -top favorite for the title- 6-3 and retired due to physical discomfort. The other victory that allowed him to reach the semifinals was against the French Kristina Mladenovic (165th) and the Egyptian Mayor Sheriff (55th).
Francisco Cerúndolo, in the semifinals at the ATP 250 in Lyon
The Argentine tennis player (28th) beat the British Jack Draper (60º) of 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. Your next opponent is Cameron Norrie (14th), second favorite for the title and current champion, defeating the other Legion representatives remaining in the competition 6-2, 2-6 and 6-1: Sebastian Baez (44°).
Source: Tycsports
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