Tomljanovic into Rabat semifinals
Ajla Tomljanovic has continued her excellent form in Rabat, reaching the semifinals for a second straight year. She will face former world No.4 Johanna Konta for a place in the final.
Rabat, Morocco, 3 May 2019 | tennis.com.au
Ajla Tomljanovic dismissed Rebecca Peterson in straight sets on Thursday to take her place in the semifinals of the WTA clay-court event in Rabat, Morocco.
There she will face seventh seed Johanna Konta after the former world No.4 got past Hsieh Su-Wei in three sets.
Tomljanovic, the No.4 seed, beat Peterson 6-2 6-4 in just under 90 minutes to reach the last four in Rabat for the second consecutive year.
.@AjlaTom is in the final 4️⃣
She wins the match, 6-2, 6-4 over Peterson.#WTARabat pic.twitter.com/D9uhCoHdj6— WTA (@WTA) May 2, 2019
She has a win-loss record of 7-1 at the International-level tournament.
Tomljanovic and Konta have played three times, all on Australian hard courts. The Brit leads the head-to-head 2-1, winning their most recent encounter in a first-round thriller at Australian Open 2019.
Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
2018 | Brisbane | hard | R2 | Konta | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
2019 | Brisbane | hard | R2 | Tomljanovic | 6-2 7-6(2) |
2019 | Australian Open | hard | R1 | Konta | 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(7) |