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Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic place friendship aside to defeat Croatia’s Donna Vekic and reach her first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open.
The 13th seed, who knocked out defending champion Naomi Osaka from the last round, won 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 against her great friend.
She will confront Bianca Andreescu or Belgian Elise Mertens .
The 22-year-old will return to the top 10 of the world rankings for the very first time in more than three years.
She reached a career-high seventh in February 2016 earlier wrist surgery and injuries left her as reduced as 328th.
“I dreamed of the just like a small child so I’m here I am actually liking it,” said Bencic, who ended a last-minute wait to improve on her previous best Grand Slam showing of a US Open quarter-final.
Got the better of her spouse that was hitting now round in a game full of baseline rallies.
Vekic, 23, had her opportunity at the first place, where she broke in the game but failed to serve it with it going to a tie-break, that Bencic took charge of.
The Swiss broke in the next set, when Vekic hit a forehand wide sealing success in her third match point.
The pair shared a warm embrace at the net and Bencic was confident their friendship could survive.
“We are both professional enough to be friends off the court and aggressive on the court,” Bencic stated. “I believe we did so well. I am sure off the court we’re friends ”
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