Teen Diana Shnaider reaches Nanchang semifinals

Russian teenager Diana Shnaider reached the Jiangxi Open semifinals with a 6-0, 7-5 win against Japan's Nao Hibino on Friday in Nanchang, China.

The 19-year-old Shnaider swept the first seven games in the 77-minute quarterfinal and will next face No 3 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, a 6-0, 6-4 winner against Colombia's Camila Osorio.

Czech Katerina Siniakova and Canada's Leylah Fernandez will meet in the other semifinal.

Siniakova advanced with a walkover after Germany's Laura Siegemund was forced to withdraw before the match. Fernandez earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.