Emma Raducanu stormed into the semi-finals of the Transylvania Open with a commanding victory over Poland’s Maja Chwalinska.
The British number one, whose sole title remains her astonishing 2021 US Open triumph, rushed through the first set in 25 minutes without losing a game.
Chwalinska, ranked 146th in the world, put up more resistance in the second set, but Raducanu struck a decisive blow at 3-3 before seeing out a 6-0 6-4 win.
It is just the fourth time that Raducanu has reached the semi-finals of a tournament since winning the New York major five years ago.
“I’m very happy with my performance today. I played a great match from the beginning,” the 23-year-old said.
“As always there’s some moments of adversity you have to overcome and I did that well in the second set, so I am really proud of that.”
Top seed Raducanu has now won her first three matches since splitting with coach Francis Roig after a lacklustre second-round exit at January’s Australian Open.
She is now into a first semi-final since the Washington Open in July and victory will see her reach a first final since the US Open.
Raducanu will next face Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova, who claimed her first top-50 win against Chinese fourth seed Wang Xinyu to reach a first WTA Tour semi-final.
With temporary tattoos of bats across her face – a nod to Transylvania’s folklore and nature – Oliynykova saved 21 out of 23 break points against Wang to win 6-4 6-4.