The World No.3 Jessica Pegula cruised to her fourth semifinal of the season after defeating No.33 Paula Badosa 6-3, 7-6(6) in the quarter-finals of the Charleston Open. Seeded No.1 in Charleston, Pegula will face defending champion Belinda Bencic in Saturday’s semifinal. Bencic sealed her return to the semifinals with a clinical 6-3, 6-3 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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