Elena Baltacha through to the Sparta Prague Open semi-finals
- From the section Tennis
Elena Baltacha won through to the semi-finals of the Sparta Prague Open after beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-4.
The 28-year-old was too strong for her Latvian opponent and will now meet Kimiko Date-Krumm or Klára Zakopalová in Saturday's semi-final.
"Great to be in the Prague semis after beating Anastasija Sevastova, it was way tougher than that scoreline!" Baltacha said on Facebook.
"She is a good player and she really pushed me."
Baltacha added: "So glad that I was up to the challenge.
"The semis will be tough either way, but I'm really enjoying my tennis this week. Bring it on!"