Australian Daria Saville has progressed to the semifinals at a WTA 250 tournament in Granby without conceding a set.
Granby, Canada, 26 August 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Granby, Canada
Daria Saville is through to her second WTA singles semifinal of the season.
The 28-year-old Australian continued her impressive form at a WTA 250 tournament in Granby, overcoming world No.75 Wang Xiyu in quarterfinal action today.
Ninth-seeded Saville took only 74 minutes to record a 6-3 6-0 victory, her third consecutive straight-sets win this week.
A solid serving display helped Saville dominate, conceding just 17 points across her eight service games.
“I played very solid today. I took care of the things I could control. I knew she was a big hitter,” Saville said. “I felt like I served really well, so that helped as well.”
The world No.73 will now face either No.10 seed Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine or Canadian hope Rebecca Marino in the semifinals.
The resurgent Saville, who has improved her ranking more than 550 places since February, is aiming to advance to her first tour-level singles final since October 2017.
“I’ve had a pretty good season since coming back (from injury), so I’m pretty happy and pretty proud of myself,” she said. “And I just want to keep going.”
Aussies in action – Granby
RESULTS
Women’s singles, quarterfinals
[9] Daria Saville (AUS) d Wang Xiyu (CHN) 6-3 6-0
COMING UP
Women’s singles, semifinals
[9] Daria Saville (AUS) v TBC
Women’s doubles, quarterfinals
Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS)/Rebecca Marino (CAN) v Tatjana Maria (GER)/Diane Parry (FRA)
Daria Saville (AUS)/Ena Shibahara (JPN) v [2] Monica Niculescu (ROU)/Raluca Olaru (ROU)
Winston-Salem, USA
Matt Ebden has advanced to his 12th career ATP doubles final.
The 34-year-old Australian and British partner Jamie Murray secured their place in the Winston-Salem championship match with a 7-6(2) 6-2 victory against Italian Simone Bolelli and Brazilian Marcelo Melo today.
Ebden and Murray did not lose serve in the 79-minute semifinal, saving all six break points they faced.
The third-seeded combination now face Monaco’s Hugo Nys and Poland’s Jan Zielinski in the final at the ATP 250 tournament.
Ebden, who is teaming with world No.15 Murray this week while regular partner Max Purcell contests the US Open qualifying singles competition, is hoping to win his seventh career ATP doubles title. It would be his third this season, having already claimed Houston…
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