The quarterfinals at the Ordina Open are over. Top seed Elena Dementieva prevailed over Sorana Cirstea 62 64, saving 9 out of 11 break points against her. In Roland Garros, Dementieva had a match point against Dinara Safina, but lost the match in a three-setter. Now she will face Safina in her semifinal match on the lead-up tournament to Wimbledon.
"It was tough conditions to play in today and it is always difficult when you have to wait around like we did. She was a tough opponent and I'm happy that I won," Dementieva said.
Safina, another previous Ordina Open runner-up (2006), was given a free pass into the semifinals after a left ankle injury forced No.7 seed Katarina Srebotnik to withdraw on Wednesday. Dementieva contemplates facing the fellow Russian: "I think it's going to be a tough match. Dinara is in great shape and she is having a great season, and but I'm looking forward to it."
In the bottom half of the draw, favorite Michaella Krajicek exited the tournament, being defeated by Tamarine Tanasugarn 63 36 64.
"I was happy with the way I played today but it could have gone either way," Tanasugarn said. "I had good luck with my game early in the third set. That helped a lot because Michaella started playing unbelievably well in the third set after 4-1. In the end I was just trying to play good tennis, play smart and go for the right shots at the right time."
The last player to reach the semifinals was No.8 seed Alona Bondarenko, who surprised No.2 seed and defending champion Anna Chakvetadze, 62 36 62.
"It felt good to get this win," said Bondarenko, whose win over the No.8-ranked Russian was her third career Top 10 win, following a pair of wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova. "I just concentrated on my game. I knew it would not be easy."
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