Top-seeded Angelique Kerber journeyed to her first Dubai Tennis Championships semifinals, while Caroline Wozniacki reached her sixth semi at the tournament on Thursday.
Kerber, who is two match wins away from returning to the No. 1 ranking, beat Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Kerber raced to 4-0, and won the remaining games from 2-2 in the second set. She will play seventh-seeded Elina Svitolina. The Ukrainian improved her career record against Lauren Davis to 4-0 after defeating the American 6-0, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Kerber leads Svitolina 5-4 in career meetings, but Svitolina has won their last two matches, including at Brisbane last month.
