The couple Monica Niculescu / Makoto Ninomiya (Romania / Japan) reached the semi-finals of the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on Wednesday.

Monica Niculescu and Makoto NinomiyaPhoto: Mutsu Kawamori / AFLO / Profimedia

Pair Niculescu – Ninomiya in the semifinals of WTA Rabat

Both took place after the super-tiebreak of the Russian-Ukrainian couple Iryna Khromacheva – Valery Strahova after 6-1, 3-6, 10-8.

The game lasted an hour and 30 minutes.

The opponents in the second round will be determined after the match between Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Yana Sizikova (Russia) and Timea Babos (Hungary) / Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan).

Monica Niculescu’s Japanese partner Makoto Ninomiya is the reigning doubles champion of the Rabat tournament together with her compatriot Eri Hozumi.

The Rabat Grand Prix is ​​the only WTA outdoor clay court tournament in Africa with a total prize pool of $251,750.