French teenager Dodin reaches her first WTA semifinal in Canada
Dodin reached semifinals by defeating Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2, 6-4 in Quebec City.
QUEBEC CITY (AFP) - French teen Oceane Dodin advanced to her first WTA semi-final on Friday by defeating Belgium s Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2, 6-4 in Quebec City.
The 19-year-old from Lille, who is ranked 132nd in the world, took only 76 minutes to win her quarter-final and will now play for a place in Sunday s final against 125th-ranked Julia Boserup.
Boserup eliminated fellow American Catherine Bellis 7-6 (7/0), 6-4 in an all-Californian quarter-final.
US qualifier Lauren Davis, the highest-ranked player remaining in the field at 104th, ousted Russia s Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
Davis will next play the winner of a later quarter-final between Czech Tereza Martincova and American Jessica Pegula.
Kudryavtseva had been the only remaining player in the field with a WTA title, having captured the 2010 Tashkent Open.
