Elina Svitolina progressed to the semi-finals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg but will have to wait until Friday to find out her opponent after rain suspended play between Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova.
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Svitolina books Strasbourg semi, rain thwarts Sabalenka & Siniakova
The semi-finals line-up in Strasbourg will not be completed until Friday, with the last quarter-final suspended due to rain.
Number two seed Svitolina was made to work hard for her 6-4 6-3 victory over Jil Teichmann, battling back from a break down in both sets.
The world number five took an hour and 23 minutes to secure her first semi-final for six months.
"It was a great fight from Jil and I think both of us were playing at a really good level at some points," Svitolina said.
"I was fighting. I didn't start the match very well, but I was trying to be very focused and fight back. In the end, I'm very happy with how I handled the match."
Sabalenka and Siniakova will resume their contest on Friday after the latter claimed the first set 6-2. Play was suspended due to rain with the Czech 2-1 down in the second but serving next.
The other semi-final will be contested by fifth seed Elena Rybakina, who defeated Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-2, and Nao Hibino, who ousted 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4).
