Renata Zarazua beat Katarina Zavatska 6-1 7-6(9) in the quarterfinals of the WTA 125 tournament in Suzhou to reach the semifinals. The result was reported by api.tennis.
From a confident start to a tiebreak
Zarazua dropped just one game in the opening set. The second set was much closer, as the players went to a tiebreak, where Zarazua finally sealed the match. Zavatska won nine points in the tiebreak, but the Mexican had the final say.
Zarazua beat Han Shi 6-3 6-3 on her way to the quarterfinals, then defeated Darya Astakhova 4-0 in the next round. Before facing Zarazua, Zavatska beat Yushan Shao 7-6(5) 6-4 and Darya Khamutsyanskaya 6-4 6-4.
Zarazua has won both of their head-to-head meetings. Their previous match took place in 2024 and ended 6-1, 6-2. This time, Zavatska put up much more resistance in the second set but could not change the outcome.