The top seed, Egyptian Mayar Sherif (93), won and advanced to the semifinals of the Argentina Open, being held at the Argentine Tennis Club. According to the Argentine News Agency, Sherif defeated American Caroline Dolehide (111) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, moving one step closer to the final. In addition, Hungarian Panna Udvardy (107), Slovenian Veronika Erjavec (113), and American Varvara Lepchenko (157) also won their quarterfinal matches. On a Friday that saw the four players continuing their championship run determined, and with no Argentine players in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2021, Mayar Sherif reaffirmed herself as the top favorite and reached the semifinals. The Egyptian, who is in great form having been a finalist and semifinalist in her last two tournaments, had a tough match against Dolehide, the fifth seed, which had to be decided in a third set. It featured five breaks, four of them consecutive, allowing the Egyptian to pull ahead and close out the match on her first match point, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. On the other side of the draw, Hungarian Udvardy won comfortably against Romanian Miriam Bulgaru (219), who had previously beaten Argentine Lourdes Carlé, defeating her 6-1 and 6-2, breaking her serve five times and establishing herself as a championship contender. Another relatively comfortable victory was achieved by Erjavec, with the Slovenian defeating Czech Laura Samson (233) 6-4, 6-0. The first set lasted 40 minutes, while the second set was one-sided. Finally, at midday, Varvara Lepchenko ended the dream of 20-year-old Peruvian Lucciana Pérez Alarcón (448), a player with great potential for South American tennis, defeating her 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) after a two-hour match. The semifinal bracket: Mayar Sherif (93, Egypt) - Varvara Lepchenko (157, USA). Panna Udvardy (107, Hungary) - Veronika Erjavec (113, Slovenia).
