Nice Britain’s Katie Swan reached her first WTA Tour semi-final with a late-night win over Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino within the final eight of the Chennai Open.
The British quantity six wrapped up a 6-3 3-6 6-3 win at nearly 03:00 within the Indian metropolis.
The 23-year-old will subsequent face Polish third seed Magda Linette, who’s ranked over 100 locations larger.
The occasion is the primary WTA match to be held in India since 2008.
The opposite semi-final options 17-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova in opposition to Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska.
Swan’s efficiency this week has already ensured that she’s going to transfer contained in the world’s prime 150 when the brand new rankings are revealed.
