Dubai, Feb. 20 -- After a string of withdrawals at the Dubai Tennis Championships, four of the top seven seeds have reached the semi-finals.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina recovered from a set down to beat Croatia's Antonia Ruzic, who reached the last eight after qualifying as a lucky loser and upsetting Britain's Emma Raducanu.
The world number nine won 3-6 6-2 6-3 on Thursday and will face American Coco Gauff for a place in the final in the UAE ,according to BBC sport.
The third seed needed just 69 minutes to get past Alexandra Eala, claiming a 6-0 6-2 victory over the unseeded Filipino.
Jessica Pegula needed three sets to overcome Denmark's Clara Tauson, with the fourth seed coming through 6-3 2-6 6-4.
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