Romanian tennis player Patricia Tig on Thursday advanced to the women's singles semi-finals of the 225,500-USD Istanbul Open WTA tournament after defeating Japanese Misaki Doi 6-2 6-0 in the round of 16.
For her performance so far, Tig won 5,006 US dollars and 60 WTA singles points.
In the quarter-finals, Tig will play the winner between second-seeded Swedish Rebecca Peterson, 25, world number 48, and Russian Margarita Gasparian, 26, world number 117.