WTA roundup: Top seed Rus, crashes out in Translyvania

No. 8 seed Ana Bogdan of Romania defeated top seed Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in a three-hour, 28-minute marathon in the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open on Friday in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Bogdan won a closely contested second-set tiebreaker on her second set point, then rallied from 5-4 down in the third set and subsequent tiebreaker to complete the upset. Bogdan had eight aces and saved 12 of 18 break points, while Rus had four aces but committed eight double faults.

Bogdan will face countrywoman Jaqueline Cristian in the semifinals, ensuring that at least one Romanian player will reach the final on home soil. Cristian defeated Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova, 6-3, 7-5.

Harriet Dart of Great Britain will face Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in the other semifinal. Dart defeated Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-3, 6-2, while Pliskova defeated Italian Sara Errani 6-2, 6-0.

Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open

Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the United Arab Emirates tournament.

Despite Jabeur's 4-0 lead in aces, Haddad Maia won by converting three of five break-point opportunities and saving four of the five break points she faced.

No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan was more fortunate, defeating Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-1, 6-4 in just 64 minutes. Rybakina will face Russian eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinals, after she defeated Czech fourth seed Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 6-4.

Haddad Maia will take on Russian seventh seed Daria Kasatkina, who defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0.

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