Sonja Zhiyenbayeva advances to ITF W15 Madrid Tournament semifinals

18-year-old Sonja Zhiyenbayeva has reached the semifinals of the ITF W15 Madrid Tournament, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation.

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Zhiyenbayeva, who occupies 781st spot in the WTA rankings, beat the tournament’s No3 Amy Zhu (ranked 532nd) from the U.S. in the quarterfinals with a score of 7:6 (7:0), 6:4.

In the semifinals, she will face first seeded Jenny Dürst (ranked 419th) from Switzerland.

Earlier, another Kazakhstani tennis player Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated 6:3, 0:6, 6:4 Julia Riera from the host nation at the W50 Pilar Tennis Tournament 2024 in Argentina.