WASHINGTON — Marie Bouzkova of Czechia rallied to beat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday evening after a protracted climate delay within the Mubadala Citi DC Open semifinals.
Down 2-1 within the third set when lightning and rain stopped play for 3 1/2 hours, Bouzkova broke Sabalenka’s serve within the first sport after they resumed, broke once more for a 5-3 lead and closed out the Australian Open champion with a love sport.
Sabalenka was enjoying her first event since withdrawing from Wimbledon due to a shoulder damage.
Bouzkova will face Paula Badosa of Spain, a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Caroline Dolehide of the US within the first semifinal.
Bouzkova reached her first WTA 500 remaining. She received her lone profession title in 2002 in Prague. Ranked as excessive as No. 2, Badosa has slipped to 62nd after a again damage sidelined her six months final yr.
Fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda will face Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy within the males’s remaining, with each on the lookout for their first ATP Tour title.
Korda beat fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe, from close by Faculty Park, Maryland, 6-4, 6-4 in an all-American match that ended a couple of minutes after midnight.
Cobolli knocked off second-seeded Ben Shelton of the US 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a match moved to a secondary court docket.
Korda is also attempting to change into the primary American to win the Washington occasion since Andy Roddick in 2007.
Korda’s father, Petr, received the 1992 Washington title, and sisters Nelly and Jessica are golf stars.
