BIRMINGHAM, England — Second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia rallied to reach the semifinals at the Birmingham Classic by beating Magdalena Frech 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Friday.
The grass-court tournament serves as a warm-up for Wimbledon, which starts in 10 days.
Ostapenko, who reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018, needed 2 hours, 19 minutes to beat her unseeded Polish opponent in an error-strewn match. They conceded a combined 21 break-point chances.
Lin Zhu of China also fought back to reach the semis, advancing 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 against Canada’s Rebecca Marino, who mixed 10 aces with seven double faults.
Later Friday, top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic played 18-year-old countrywoman Linda Fruhvirtova.
Following that match, Britain’s Harriet Dart was on court against No. 4 Anastasia Potapova.
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Jelena Ostapenko, Lin Zhu rally to reach Birmingham semis
