Overview
- Raducanu defeated Oleksandra Oliynykova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the Cluj-Napoca semifinal after receiving on-court treatment for a shoulder issue.
- She will play Sorana Cirstea or Daria Snigur in Saturday’s final.
- Oliynykova’s breakthrough included an upset of No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang, while Ukraine’s tennis federation criticized the WTA for not promoting her run.
- At the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, the semifinals are set: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Hailey Baptiste and Clara Tauson vs Sara Bejlek.
- Baptiste outlasted Liudmila Samsonova in three sets, Alexandrova beat Alexandra Eala, and Bejlek routed Sonay Kartal to continue a career-best week.