Hobart, Australia, 11 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
An thrilling new chapter in Daria Saville’s comeback story is being scripted at this week’s Hobart Worldwide.
The 29-year-old, who’s coming back from a severe knee damage, has turn out to be the primary Australian to advance to the singles semifinals on the WTA 250 match in a decade.
At present ranked No.195, Saville has scored three consecutive top-50 wins to achieve the ultimate 4.
Saville’s newest upset was a 3-6 6-1 6-4 triumph in opposition to world No.33 Zhu Lin, which propels the Aussie wildcard into her first WTA semifinal on house soil since 2018.
The previous world No.20 will look to proceed her magical run in tomorrow’s semifinals, the place she faces world No.29 Elise Mertens.
The highest-seeded Belgian is a two-time champion in Hobart and owns a formidable 17-2 profession win-loss report on the match.
Saville is aiming to turn out to be the primary Australian to progress to a singles ultimate in Hobart since Jarmila Gajdosova’s title-winning run in 2011.
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Aussies in motion – Hobart
TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’s singles, quarterfinals
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) d [3] Zhu Lin (CHN) 3-6 6-1 6-4
COMING UP
Ladies’s singles, semifinals
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) v [1] Elise Mertens (BEL)
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