Heather Watson beats Donna Vekic to reach Birmingham semi-finals
British number two Heather Watson reached the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic with a straight-set victory over third seed Donna Vekic. After play was called off because of rain on Friday, Watson sealed a 6-4 6-2 win against Croatia’s 2013 finalist. The 29-year-old Briton broke Vekic twice in each set and will meet Tunisian second seed Ons Jabeur for a place in the final later on Saturday. Jabeur, ranked 24th in the world, beat Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-0. Watson, who led 5-2 when China’s Zhang Shuai retired in their quarter-final match on Wednesday, broke the Vekic...
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