(Tennis news) The quarter final clash between Misaki Doi and Kaja Juvan was different from the other three quarter final matches at Adelaide International 1. It was a battle of two players with triple digits in their rankings unlike the rest of the players who reached this stage. Doi was not the favourite against Juvan as she had beaten world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the previous match. Juvan had her chances to beat Doi in the third set as she had two match points and was leading by 4-2 but Doi reached her first WTA 500 semifinal in an uplifting fashion. Doi defeated Juvan 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7-5).

"If I had lost today, still, I gave everything, 100 percent on the court," Doi said, after her win. "I think this mentality was good, I just stayed focused on what I needed to do."

In a high voltage clash, Iga Swiatek overcame Victoria Azarenka in a match where each set was one sided. The first saw the defending champion take the lead as Azarenka did it even better in the second set to take the match into the final set. In the third set, Swiatek annihilated Azarenka’s serve as the former world number 1 only won 3 points out of 12 in her second serve to bow out of the event. Swiatek defeated Azarenka 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

Ashleigh Barty looked incredibly comfortable playing at home as it was raining aces in her quarterfinal match against Sofia Kenin. Barty only lost one point on her first serve in the whole match as Kenin could not get her racquet near the ball. Kenin also did not secure a single breakpoint in the match as Barty had nine breakpoints and won 7 of them. Barty defeated Kenin 6-3, 6-4.

We practice quite a bit together," Barty said of her next match against Swiatek . "I enjoy her company. I enjoy her team's company. Playing her for the first time last year in Madrid was exciting for both of us.

Elena Rybakina came back from a set down to beat Shelby Rogers for her third consecutive victory over the American. Rogers had defeated Rybakina two years ago in the fourth round of the US Open after which Rybakina had defeated Rogers twice including a straight victory at Wimbledon. Unlike the first two sets, Rybakina got absolute control of the first serve in the final set as she won 9 points out of 10 to set up a semifinal clash against Doi. Rybakina defeated Rogers 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

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