HIGH-PROFILE EXITS: Britain’s Johanna Konta retired from her quarter-final with a hip injury, while compatriot Andy Murray withdrew before a second-round match
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 05, 2018
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP, BRISBANE, Australia
Taiwan’s Latisha Chan yesterday kept her bid for a first title of the season on track as she
The Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova yesterday returns to Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi in their Brisbane International women’s singles quarter-final in Brisbane, Australia.
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battled into the semi-finals of the doubles at the Brisbane International, while Elina Svitolina advanced to the semi-finals of the singles when Johanna Konta retired with a hip problem in the third set of their quarter-final.
Top seeds Chan, who previously played on the WTA Tour using her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan, and Czech partner Andrea Sestini Hlavackova took 1 hour, 43 minutes to see of the challenge of Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/2).
The world No. 1 and world No. 5 saved five of nine break points and converted four of eight, winning 80 of the 156 points contested to advance to a tough looking semi-final against fourth seeds Andreja Klepac of Slovenia and Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. [FULL STORY]
