Top-ranked Ash Barty beat Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open. Barty will face two-time Cincinnati finalist Angelique Kerber, who won her quarterfinal when two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova retired during the second set because of a stomach problem. Kerber won the first set 6-4 and was tied 3-3 in the second. Barty won 84% percent of first serves against Krejcikova and four of eight break points. Barty won Wimbledon in July, but two weeks later was beaten in the first round of the Tokyo Olympics.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2021 14:15 UTC