Already in its first participation in a semifinal of WTA tournament, jucatoarea 19 years will have a very difficult task against Kristina Mladenovic much the experienced. Owner of one Wild Card, Natalia managed to win the first round of the St. Yaroslava Shvedova Petersburg (WTA 45) 6-3, 6-4. In the second round, it managed a solid new development, this time in front of a countryman, Daria Kasatkin (WTA 27) 7-6, 6-2. Match in the quarterfinals would have to be played in the company Simona Halep, but sport in Romania accused pains knee and was forced to abandon before the game

Kristina Mladenovic (51 WTA)

Venita St. Petersburg after a series of three consecutive inrfangeri, Kristina showed excellent form in Russia, managed to qualify to this stage without cede set. In the first round, it played in his company Elise Mertens (WTA 85), by administering its first defeat in 2017, 7-6, 6-4. Finalist in the last edition of Austraian Open, Venus Williams (11 WTA) was the next victim of the athlete from France, was defeated 6-3, 6-1 in just 56 minutes. In the quarterfinals, Mladenovic scored a new victory against a name opponent, Roberta Vinci (WTA 21). Defending champions from St. Petersburg did not have too many chances in front Kristina, was defeated 6-1, 6-4

Head to head matches

The two players have met only once so far. In the previous season, on grass at s’Hertogenbosch, Kristina was imposed in three sets, score 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.