Madrid [Spain], May 5 (ANI): No.12 seed Jessica Pegula of the United States marched in the Madrid Open semifinal after she defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday.

Pegula faced little hardship in her 6-4 6-2 victory, finally notching her first victory against the Spaniard in three meetings. The American looked dominant in the one-hour 47-minute encounter, as she notched her maiden triumph against the Spaniard.

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With the win, Pegula moved into her second straight WTA 1000 semifinal, having also reached this round in Miami in March.

In another women's quarter-final, Jil Teichmann of Switzerland booked her semifinal slot with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. With her fourth straight-set win in a row, Teichmann became the only player to make it into the semifinals without the loss of a set.

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Jessica Pegula will now clash with Jil Teichmann in the semi-final for the first time. (ANI)

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