No. 1 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia and No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with their respective victories Friday.

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.

After Madison Keys' Australian Open triumph, it's time for more WTA tournaments around the globe. In Singapore, the draw for the WTA 250 tournament

After crushing Taylor Townsend in the opening round, No. 2 seed Elise Mertens is now coming up against Tatjana Maria at the WTA 250 in Singapore. How will the Belgian handle her opponent’s tricky slice-and-dice game?

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium needed just 55 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-0 in first-round action at the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday. Mertens faced six break points but saved them all,