Jennifer Brady upset No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-5, 6-3 on Friday to ad...
Jennifer Brady upset No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-5, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, England.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA Premier - Nature Valley Classic - Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, Britain - June 17, 2018 Jennifer Brady of the U.S. in action during her qualifying round match against Kristie Ahn of the U.S. Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes Brady, an unseeded American, rallied from two breaks down in the first set. She broke back in the sixth game to get within 4-2 and eventually won the final four games of the set.
Brady will play top-seeded Caroline Garcia of France in the semifinals. Garcia defeated Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 4-6, 7-6 , 6-1. Brady is 3-0 against Garcia this year, with all the victories coming on hardcourt.No. 2 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia beat No. 8 seed Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 6-4 in a match contested on both surfaces because of the weather.
Alison Riske eliminated Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 6-3 to advance to a semifinal match against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, who ousted Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
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