Jil Teichmann (WTA 102) won the Swiss derby scheduled in the quarter -finals of the Iasi WTA 250. The Seelandaise rose in the last square by beating Simona Waltert (WTA 127) 5-7 6-1 7-5.
The 28 -year -old left -hander ended a very long scarcity. The ex -11th world player -in July 2022 -had no longer reached the semi -finals on the main circuit (WTA 250 or more) since May 2022. She picked up a title in 2025, but in a WTA 125 (equivalent of the ATP Challengers) in Mumbai.
Classified at 211st in the world just a year ago, the native of Barcelona is guaranteed to earn ten places in the hierarchy with this accession to the semi-finals. She will climb around the 80th position if she beats the Romanian Sorana Cirstea on Saturday (WTA 166), 35 and she too ex-21 world, to climb in the final.
Jil Teichmann was the most solid in the ‘Money Time’ Friday in the Swiss derby, after having accused a break behind to be led 4-3 in the third round. Simona Waltert, who lost her service in the process, dismissed a first match ball at 4-5 then a second at 5-6 before giving in on the third after 2:50 ‘of struggle.
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