MONTREAL — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka beat Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-4 Friday in a quarterfinal between players from Belarus at the National Bank Open.
Sabalenka, ranked No. 3, trailed 4-2 in the second set before winning four games in a row. She had seven aces in the 79-minute match.
“I feel I just didn’t take my opportunities,” said Azarenka, the No. 8 seed. ”It’s as simple as that.”
Sabalenka will play Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic or Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in Saturday’s semifinals.
In Friday’s two other quarterfinals, it’s Italy’s Camila Giorgi against Coco Gauff of the U.S, and Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur against American qualifier Jessica Pegula.
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