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Seeds Secure Semifinal Spots at the Transylvania Open
The Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) is heating up as the top seeds move into the semifinals in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Top seed Anastasia Potapova (@nastiaapotapova) powered past German qualifier Ella Seidel 6-2, 6-3, reaching her second semifinal of the season. The World No. 32 improved her 2025 record to 8-3 and will now face Aliaksandra Sasnovich (@aliaksasnovich), who earned her spot as a lucky loser.
Sasnovich edged Anhelina Kalinina (@angie_kalinina) in a dramatic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) comeback. Kalinina, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, served for the semifinal at 5-4 in the third set but couldn’t close it out.
Meanwhile, Doubles World No. 1 Katerina Siniakova (@katerinasiniakova) continued her strong singles run, defeating Viktoriya Tomova (@viktoriyatomova) 6-3, 7-6(7). Siniakova saved three consecutive set points in the tiebreak before converting her fifth match point to seal the win. She is now just one match away from her sixth career singles title and will face Lucia Bronzetti (@lucia_bronzetti) in the semifinal.
Bronzetti secured her spot by defeating fellow Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (@elisacocciaretto) 6-1, 6-4 in an all-Italian quarterfinal battle.
The Transylvania Open semifinals promise intense action as the players fight for a spot in the Sunday final.
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