In a rain-hit day in the Netherlands, we\u2019ve thankfully managed to secure three of our four semifinalists. In the semifinal we do know at the WTA 250 in Den Bosch, former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu takes on Dalma Galfi. Whilst in the other match we await the last quarterfinal between 19-year-old Robin Montgomery and World #16 16 Ekaterina Alexandrova. The winner of that will face second seed Liudmila Samsonova–which will be added to this piece once we know that result.<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: First meeting<\/p>\n
It\u2019s crazy to think that Bianca Andreescu is currently ranked #228 in the world. Ofcourse it\u2019s mostly down to injuries plaguing a majority of her career but it\u2019s still a shame given the game she possesses, as we saw when she won the US Open<\/a> five years ago now. Despite struggling in the first round she produced a good performance in the second beating Yuan routinely before besting Naomi Osaka in an epic final set tiebreak in the quarterfinals, in what was arguably her best performance since Miami last year.<\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170472″]<\/p>\n Galfi\u2019s had a kind draw on her side and used her form through qualifying to get a few wins here. Simply put, in Andreescu is able to recover from her win against Osaka and produce the same level of tennis, it\u2019s hard to see Galfi living up with Andreescu\u2019s effortless power.
\nPrediction: Andreescu in 2<\/em><\/p>\n