Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia hits a return during the singles match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the 2017 WTA Elite Trophy tennis tournament in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2017. Anastasija Sevastova won by 2-0. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
ZHUHAI, China, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Anastasija Sevastova beat Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 to seal a place in the semifinals at the WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday.
Sevastova, 26, topped the Camellia Group with a 2-0 record and in the semifinals she is joined by Australian Ashleigh Barty from Rose Group.
The Latovian in her career never beat Sloane Stephens and Strycova, her two opponents in the group stage, but did not drop a set in coming out victorious in this WTA season-ending tournament.
She beat Stephens in her opening match, and then triumped in the battle against Strycova.
Sevastova came from 2-0 down in the opening set, winning 20 of the next 24 points and five straight games en route to taking a one-set lead, and later used a decisive late break in the seventh game of the second set to earn victory.
