Vekic cruises into Brisbane International semifinal

Brisbane, Jan 4 (IANS) World No. 34 Donna Vekic of Croatia on Friday nailed the Brisbane International quarterfinal round after defeating Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-0.

The 22-year-old emerged victorious in less than an hour, qualifying for the tournament’s semifinal for the first time in her career, reports Efe news.”Today was one of the most perfect matches I have played in my career,” Vekic said after the match.”Everything was going well for me.

I was trying to be aggressive, trying to play my game and not give her time to be aggressive, because if she is on, she is on,” she added. Vekic saved all the five break points she faced, winning a total of 51 points in what the organizers have called the “match of the tournament so far.”Vekic is set to square off against the winner between Czech Karolina Pliskova and Croatian-born Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.

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