Eighth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia stormed into the semifinals Thursday with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Anhelina Kalinina in 69 minutes at the Rothesay International at Eastbourne, Great Britain.
Ostapenko recorded eight aces and broke Kalinina seven times in 11 opportunities.
Ostapenko will next play Italy’s Camila Giorgi, who also made quick work of her opponent—6–2, 6–1 over Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria. The No. 12 seed advanced in 64 minutes.
Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic also advanced with a 6–3, 6–4 win over Harriet Dart of Britain. The 14th seed will play No. 15 Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in the semis. Maia won in a walkover over Lesia Tsurenko of the Ukraine….