Canada’s Bianca Andreescu continued her comeback from injury with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) win over former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan in quarterfinal action Friday at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Andreescu held on for the win after missing her first chance to close out Osaka when serving for the match up 5-3 in the third set.
An Osaka break and hold tied the set at 5-5, then both players exchanged holds to set up the deciding tiebreaker.
Andreescu will face Hungary’s Dalma Galfi in the semifinals.
The 23-year-old Andreescu from Mississauga, Ont., is playing in her second tournament since missing nearly 10 months with a back injury.
In men’s quarterfinal action, top seed Alex De Minaur of Australia defeated Canadian veteran Milos Raonic 7-5, 6-2.
a treat for us all 🤗<a href=”https://twitter.com/Bandreescu_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Bandreescu_</a> picks up the three set win this time around over Osaka! Securing her place in the <a href=”https://twitter.com/LibemaOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@LibemaOpen</a> semifinals! <a href=”https://t.co/hmGrMEXmIW”>pic.twitter.com/hmGrMEXmIW</a>
—@WTA
