No. 1 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia and No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with their respective victories Friday.

Despite an early exit in Singapore, Emma Raducanu feels she actually played better than at the Australian Open.

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.

Emma Raducanu remained upbeat despite a surprise early exit at the Singapore Tennis Open, claiming her performance surpassed her recent Australian Open showing. "I think I'm in a pretty good place with everything and I think I actually played better than I did in Melbourne,