Karolína Plíšková reaches WTA semifinals in Toronto

Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková has reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Toronto, after defeating Zheng Qinwen of China 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Plíšková, seeded No.14, took 2 hours and 33 minutes to battle past the 19-year-old Zheng, ranked 51st in the world.

The Czech number one is just one win away from making the National Bank Open final for the second straight year. She will face Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in the next round, who defeated Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic.