UK's Dart beats Badosa to secure rare semi-final place in China
British tennis player Harriet Dart qualified for a WTA semi-final for just the second time in her career after she came from a set down to beat Paula Badosa in the quarter-final of the Guangzhou Open on Friday. The 30-year-old produced one of the biggest wins of her career, coming back from a set down to secure a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory and book her place in the final four of a WTA tournament for…
British tennis player Harriet Dart has secured a rare semi-final place in China after defeating Paula Badosa in the quarter-final of the Guangzhou Open. The 30-year-old achieved this milestone for the second time in her career, following her triumph at the Transylvania Open in 2024. Dart overcame a set deficit to triumph 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a match that saw her rise through two rounds of qualifying, defeating Tatiana Prozorova, Janice Tjen, and now Badosa, who required medical attention twice during the encounter.
The winner will face either Xinran Sun or Claire Liu for a spot in her first WTA final. In a post-match interview, Dart expressed her admiration for the challenge, stating, "It was an incredible battle. I thought Paula started really strongly. I was always behind, but I knew going in that it was going to be an incredibly tough match.
I really needed to hang in there in the tough moments, and maybe I'd get a chance. It's been a very long time since I've been in the business end of a (WTA) tournament, so I'm very proud of that."
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