New Malden’s Melanie South was beaten in the semi-finals of the ITF Alice Springs ladies' singles in Australia after losing to top seed and world number 184 Sacha Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
The British number eight had beaten Daniella Dominikovic 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the quarter-final stage. It was the second time in just three weeks that South has reached the semi-finals of an ITF $25k event in Australia.
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