After the high-powered, flashy environs of Indian Wells and Miami, the women’s tour has set up shop this week in the decidedly lower-key southern environs of Charleston, South Carolina, home of the Volvo Car Open. The quarterfinals are complete, and we have our semifinalists for the first women’s clay court event of the spring season.
In the first quarterfinal match at the Family Circle Cup Stadium, fifth seed Julia Goerges of Germany defeated third seed and defending champion Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 6-3.
Georges noted she has improved from match to match in the tournament, which is what all pro players want to see as they get deeper into the draw.