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Ostapenko breezes past Cepede Royg to make it into Seoul semis

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September 22, 2017, 10:26

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Authors: Gundars Galkins (LSM.LV)

Riding the wave of a new career high, Jelena Ostapenko (WTA 10) just beat Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg (WTA 77) at the Seoul Open to advance to the semi-finals, organizers say.

She beat Cepede Royg 6-3, 6-1 with an apparent ease, making it the fifth semi-final of a wonderful year where the young Latvian hopeful emerged as the surprise French Open winner.

Ostapenko's artillery overcomes Cepede Royg 6-3, 6-1!

No.1 seed grabs #KoreaOpen Semifinal spot! pic.twitter.com/NBgwLuSsJH
— WTA (@WTA) September 22, 2017

She will now face Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum (WTA 155), who if all goes well will be her penultimate hurdle in the battle for the $250,000 prize pool.

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