Russia’s Kasatkina fights her way into semifinals of 2024 Ningbo Open tennis tournament

In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Kastatkina eked out a victory in an almost three-hour long match against her unseeded opponent Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan, needing a third-set tiebreak to send her home 6-4; 1-6; 7-6 (8-6)