Hercog into Bastad semis
Hercog into Bastad semis
Slovenia's
Polona Hercog was the first woman to move into the semi-finals in
Bastad with a hard-fought win over Tsvetana Pironkova.
Hercog lost the first set but ran out a 3-6 7-5 6-4
winner over the Bulgarian. She will face the winner of Mona Barthel’s
quarter-final match against Sofia Arvidsson.
Half the second-round matches were also played on Friday, with rain decimating Thursday’s action.
Johanna Larsson surprised Anabel Medina Garrigues on a good day for the Swedes.
The 23-year-old, ranked just outside the world’s top 100, beat the third-seeded Spaniard 6-4 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals.
Larsson overcame a first-set break in her victory, which was carried over from Thursday.
She next faces sixth seed Klara Zakopalova, the Czech hammering Colombia’s Mariana Duque 6-0 6-1 to progress.
In other second-round matches, there was victory for another Swede as Arvidsson beat Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-4 7-5.
France’s Mathilde Johansson – who is half Swedish – also won, beating Israel’s Shahar Peer 6-2 3-6 6-2.
She faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarters.
