Smirnova d. Hrastar

Smirnova beat Hrastar 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals at the W15 Pretoria. Smirnova won 97 of 173 points (56%). Smirnova hit 3 aces to 0 and won 62% of points behind the first serve (29/47) against 52% for Hrastar. The second serve told: 57% won for Smirnova, 41% for Hrastar. Smirnova converted 8 of 16 break points and saved 1 of 4 faced; Hrastar converted 3 of 4. The match was played on hard in South Africa.