Beatriz Haddad Maia staged a thrilling comeback to defeat second-seeded Emma Navarro in a dramatic quarterfinal at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, while Camila Osorio remains the only seed left standing in Rabat.
In a grueling contest that lasted just over three hours on Thursday, ninth seed Haddad Maia of Brazil rallied past No. 2 seed Navarro 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2. Despite struggling at times, Haddad Maia saved nine of 14 break points and capitalized on nine double faults from the American. Navarro served for the match at 6-5 in the second set but couldn’t close it out, opening the door for the resilient Brazilian to mount a stirring turnaround.
Haddad Maia now moves on to face No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinals after the Kazakh player dispatched Poland’s Magda Linette 7-5, 6-3.
In the other half of the draw, No. 8 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia edged past No. 3 Paula Badosa 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a tight three-setter. Samsonova will face Danielle Collins, who advanced to the semifinals via walkover after Anna Kalinskaya withdrew from their quarterfinal clash.
In Rabat, Morocco, at the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem,
No. 2 seed Camila Osorio of Colombia kept her title hopes alive, defeating American Maria Mateas 6-3, 6-1. Osorio was clinical on serve, firing five aces and saving seven of eight break points in a dominant display.
She will next face Jacqueline Cristian of Romania, who overcame Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-4 to book her place in the last four.
The other semifinal features an all-Australian clash between Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic, both of whom dismantled seeded opposition in their respective quarterfinals. The 18-year-old Joint shocked No. 4 seed Ann Li 6-2, 6-1 in just 64 minutes, while Tomljanovic eased past No. 10 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-3 in a near-identical 65-minute performance.
With multiple seeds already sent packing, both tournaments are wide open heading into the final weekend, with fresh faces and comeback stories continuing to headline the clay court action in France and Morocco.
