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Patna : Fourth seed Naomi Osaka, Japan, 8th seed Johanna Konta, UK, 14th seed Elise Mertens, Belgium, and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, have reached the semi-finals of 2020 Western & Southern Open tennis tournament. Former World No 1 Osaka will face Mertens while Azarenka will face Konta in SFs on August 28, 2020.
Former US and Australian Open champion Osaka, 22, beat 12th seed Anett Kontaveit, 24, Estonia, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in QFs on August 26, 2020, late night. Osaka, a former World No 1, fired 9 aces in the match to 5 by Kontaveit. She won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Kontaveit. Osaka though also committed 5 double faults to 3 by Kontaveit.
Mertens, 24, crushed Jessica Pegula, 26, USA, 6-1, 6-3 in QFs on August 26, 2020, late night. Mertens won 5 break points in the match to just 1 by Pegula. Mertens also fired 3 Aces to 1 by the American.
Azarenka, 31, a former World No 1, beat Ons Jabeur, 25, Tunisia, 7-6, 6-2 in QFs on August 27, 2020. Azarenka won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Jabeur. Both the players fired 3 Aces each.
Konta, 29, beat 13th seed Maria Sakkari, 25, Greece, 6-4, 6-3 in QFs on August 27, 2020, winning 3 break points in the match. Sakkari though fired 6 Aces to 4 by Konta. Sakkari had stunned winner of 23 Grand Slam titles Serena Williams, 38, USA, in Round of 16 on August 26, 2020.