Ukraine’s Daria Snigur has defeated the no. 1 seed Simona Waltert. Snigur taking the match 6-2, 6-4.
The world no. 149 was too good for the world no. 88 who had come off a gruelling two hour and 50 minute win against Darja Vidmanova.
Snigur had an easier time in her round two match, which she won in one hour and 12 minutes.
Going into this match Snigur and Waltert were 3-3 on the head-to-head. Waltert defeated Snigur in round 1 at the 2025 US Open qualifying however Snigur had actually twice defeated Waltert in Canberra back in 2023 and 2024.
Snigur meets Joanna Garland in the semifinals after the player from Chinese Taipei defeated former world no. 22 Tamara Zidansek, the final score was 6-2, 6-4. Zidansek is currently ranked at no. 156.
The other semifinal sees no. 3 seed Polina Kudermetova of Uzbekistan against Japan’s qualifier Himeno Sakatsume.
Kudermetova easily accounted for China’s Yuan Yue, taking the match 6-1, 6-0. Sakatsume had to fight back from a set down against Georgia’s Ekaterine Gorgodze. That match was won 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Sakatsume will be looking to keep the title in Japanese hands after countrywoman Aoi Ito won in 2025.