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Teichmann, Pliskova advance to semifinals at the Western & Southern Open

Switzerland’s Jil Teichmanm and Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova will meet in Saturday’s semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.

Jil Teichmann of Switzerland in action during the quarterfinal of the 2021 Western & Southern Open WTA 1000 tennis tournament

The world No.76 Teichmann backed up her third-round upset of Naomi Osaka with a quarterfinal upset of tenth seed Belinda Bencic, ending the Olympic gold medalist’s nine-match winning streak.

Looking at the stats, Teichmann performed better in literally every aspect of the game, especially in the number of saved break points (5/5).