Home favourite Jabeur stunned by Liu
Home favourite Ons Jabeur was on the end of a big upset at the Jasmin Open on Saturday (AEDT) as the world No.2 was eliminated by Claire Liu in the quarter-finals.
Jabeur saw off Ann Li and Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets to reach the last eight, but Liu, who is ranked No.73 in the world, came out on top 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Liu is now into her second semi-final of the season and will face Elise Mertens, who defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the final match of the day.
No.2 and No.3 seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Alize Cornet will meet in the other semi-final after beating Diane Parry and Tamara Zidansek respectively in straight sets.
At the Ostrava Open, meanwhile, tournament favourite Iga Swiatek reached her 10th semi-final of the year with a 6-4 6-4 victory over qualifier Caty McNally.
Swiatek needed nearly two hours to seal her 59th victory of the season, just one short of tying Caroline Wozniacki, the most recent female to hit 60 wins in a calendar year (2017).
She will now face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who proved too strong for Tereza Martincova in a 6-1 4-6 6-1 victory.
Another grand slam winner in Barbora Krejcikova earlier beat Alycia Parks 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 on home soil to maintain her positive form, a week after triumphing at the Tallinn Open.
Awaiting her in the semi-finals is Elena Rybakina after the reigning Wimbledon champion's 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 victory against Petra Kvitova.
