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Harriet Dart rallies past Paula Badosa to reach Guangzhou semi-finals
Harriet Dart reached the Guangzhou Open semi-finals by beating Paula Badosa in China.
The British player came back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 against the tournament’s fifth seed.
Dart had to win two qualifying matches before reaching the main draw, then beat Tatiana Prozorova and Janice Tjen.
It is her second career WTA semi-final, and her first since the Transylvania Open in 2024.
Badosa took two medical timeouts during the match as she appeared to struggle with the heat.
Dart will face Claire Liu or Xinran Sun in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Harriet Dart fought back from a set down to beat fifth seed Paula Badosa and reach the Guangzhou Open semi-finals.
Dart won 3-6 6-2 6-4 in two hours and 15 minutes at Nansha International Tennis Centre.
It is the second time in her career that she has reached a WTA Tour semi-final.
She will face either Claire Liu or Sun Xinran in the last four on Saturday.
- Who
- Harriet Dart beat Paula Badosa, the tournament’s fifth seed.
- What
- Dart won 3-6 6-2 6-4 to reach the Guangzhou Open semi-finals.
- When
- 30 October 2026.
- Where
- Nansha International Tennis Centre in Guangzhou, China.
- Why
- The victory sent Dart through to the semi-finals; the sources do not state a further reason.
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Dart came through two qualifying rounds and beat Tatiana Prozorova and Janice Tjen.
Dart came back from a set down to defeat Badosa 3-6 6-2 6-4.
Dart is due to face Claire Liu or Sun Xinran in the semi-finals.
- Match score
- Dart beat Badosa 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Match duration
- Two hours and 15 minutes
- Tournament
- Guangzhou Open
- Venue
- Nansha International Tennis Centre
- Next round
- Semi-final on Saturday
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What people are saying
It was an incredible battle. I thought Paula started really strongly. I was always behind, but I knew going in that it was going to be an incredibly tough match.
Tennis is so stressful, so to have the opportunity to compete again on Saturday is a great opportunity for me.
I really needed to hang in there in the tough moments, and maybe I’d get a chance.