The women’s US Open is full of surprising results. 17-year-old Junior World Champion Amanda Sobhy (pic) beat 4th seed Aisling Blake from Ireland in four games. Also Italian Manuela Manetta downed again a seed. On extra points in the 5th game she overcame 6th seed Latasha Khan (USA). Semi-finals line up: Manuela Manetta (ITA) v [8] Amanda Sobhy (USA), [2] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) v [5] Line Hansen (DEN).