Anna Kalinskaya outclassed Britain's Emma Raducanu 6–4 6–3 at the Washington Open on Saturday to advance to the final, where she will face Leylah Fernandez.

Emma Raducanu reached the semifinals at the D.C. Open — the biggest tournament where she’s made it that far since her surprising 2021 U.S. Open title — by eliminating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 on Friday.

Emma Raducanu will feature in her first WTA Tour-level semi-final in more than a year, since losing to Katie Boulter in the last four of the Nottingham Open last June. The 22-year-old – who reclaimed

Anna Kalinskaya’a dog runs on the court for the 2nd day in a row to celebrate with her after her win over Emma Raducanu to reach the Washington final Puppy support is the best support. 🥹🐶 pic.twitter.com/KdlZAKbQ1O

Emma Raducanu is making her third appearance in Washington DC, with Maria Sakkari up next in quarter-finals after beating Naomi Osaka in straight sets; The US Open is live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Emma Raducanu has made a worrying admission ahead of her semi-final clash against Anna Kalinskaya at the Washington Open on Saturday. The British tennis star has reached the last four at a WTA Tour event for the first time this year and has been in brilliant form at the American tournament.

The 45-year-old winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles rolled to her 819th career WTA singles victory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.