In the first women’s quarterfinal at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-4. Maria Sharapova won an epic against Jelena Ostapenko that lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5. Simona Halep completed the semifinal line-up with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Caroline Garcia.
The only quarterfinal our Jimmie48 didn’t manage to cover was Anett Kontaveit‘s quick 6-3 6-1 win over Caroline Wozniacki, because the match started and finished well within the Sharapova vs.