Gavrilova was well-fancied to progress to the semi-finals following Wednesday’s stunning 6-3 6-4 win over two-time Wimbledon champion and world No. 6 Petra Kvitova.
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Meanwhile, Gavrilova will face American Louisa Chirico in the last eight following fourth seed Victoria Azarenka’s withdrawal from the tournament.
“But I was really, really happy, because today’s match was not easy”.
The young Australian accounted for fifth-seeded Czech Kvitova 6-3 6-4 in Wednesday’s third round. “I just don’t feel I’m able to compete today”. “I’m glad that I won two matches and I’m glad that it feels like it’s getting better, so hopefully I can start to do more fitness and tennis practice”.
Halep was on the top of her game initially, converting 69 percent of her first-serve points, held on to her serve each time, and broke her opponent twice to bag the opening set 6-3.
She will now take on either Simona Halep or Samantha Stosur in the final, with the triumph meaning the Slovak should be seeded for this month’s French Open, where she reached the semi-finals in 2009.
A victor at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem last week, Bacsinszky came into her third-round match with Halep on the back of seven straight wins.
Stosur trailed by a set and a break in the second but recovered to force a decider.
Kyrgios will face world number six Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals after the Japanese star beat Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-5.
The carnage amongst the top seeds means Simona Halep is the only top 10 player left in the draw, and the Romanian booked her place in the quarter-finals with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory over Timea Bacsinszky in under and hour.
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It was a fine way to celebrate her 27th birthday, and Cibulkova was presented with a cake during her post-match media conference.
