Katie Volynets reached her first WTA semifinal by taking big leads in each set and holding off reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns to win 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open on Friday.
Gracheva beat 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 , 6-3 on Friday night in the tournament's last quarterfinal.
Earlier Friday, eighth-seeded Marta Kostyuk made it to the final four of a tournament for the first time in 2023 by defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-6 , 6-2. Kostyuk overcame nine double-faults and getting broken four times. Kostyuk entered the day 0-2 in quarterfinals this season. Now she'll try to reach the first WTA final of her career when she faces 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins.
The fourth-seeded Collins grabbed 11 of the last 12 games to come back and eliminate Anna Kalinskaya 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
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