Only one seed made it through to the semifinals of the Gaz de France Grand Prix, but hopes are still high for the local players as the quarterfinals came to an end today.
After the exit of top seed Agnes Szavay, No. 2 seed Alize Cornet is arguably the favorite to win the Tier III tournament, especially after her straight sets win to 63 62 against Anna-Lena Groenefeld.
Groenefeld's highest rank in the world was No. 14, but after her comeback to tennis, Cornet was just too much to handle.
Greta Arn had a good day after she beat No.7 Klara Zakopalova 61 60, the second seed remaining before the quarterfinals came into play. The last match of the day took only 45 miutes to complete, as the Hungarian pleased the home crowd.
22-year-old Andreja Klepac also continued her run by going through to the semis after defeating Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 76(2) 60. Klepac, who reached the quarters of Pattaya and Istanbul, is amazed to find herself in her first semifinal of her career, and her win over top seed Szavay will definitely help her in the match against Karolina Sprem in the semis on Saturday.
Croatian Karolina Sprem easily defeated Katalin Marosi 60 61, demolishing the hopes of the Hungarian being in the final of her home country's tournament. It wasn't going to be easy for Marosi, as Sprem beat a seed in the first seed.
Sprem, a former world No.17, has had a promising season so far after a 10-month layoff following right elbow surgery. Her best result since returning in March had been a third-round finish at Amelia Island where she defeated Daniela Hantuchova, her third career Top 10 win. This is Sprem's first Tour semifinal since reaching the Kolkata final in late 2005, and like Cornet and Klepac she is eyeing for her first Tour title.
After the exit of top seed Agnes Szavay, No. 2 seed Alize Cornet is arguably the favorite to win the Tier III tournament, especially after her straight sets win to 63 62 against Anna-Lena Groenefeld.
Groenefeld's highest rank in the world was No. 14, but after her comeback to tennis, Cornet was just too much to handle.
Greta Arn had a good day after she beat No.7 Klara Zakopalova 61 60, the second seed remaining before the quarterfinals came into play. The last match of the day took only 45 miutes to complete, as the Hungarian pleased the home crowd.
22-year-old Andreja Klepac also continued her run by going through to the semis after defeating Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 76(2) 60. Klepac, who reached the quarters of Pattaya and Istanbul, is amazed to find herself in her first semifinal of her career, and her win over top seed Szavay will definitely help her in the match against Karolina Sprem in the semis on Saturday.
Croatian Karolina Sprem easily defeated Katalin Marosi 60 61, demolishing the hopes of the Hungarian being in the final of her home country's tournament. It wasn't going to be easy for Marosi, as Sprem beat a seed in the first seed.
Sprem, a former world No.17, has had a promising season so far after a 10-month layoff following right elbow surgery. Her best result since returning in March had been a third-round finish at Amelia Island where she defeated Daniela Hantuchova, her third career Top 10 win. This is Sprem's first Tour semifinal since reaching the Kolkata final in late 2005, and like Cornet and Klepac she is eyeing for her first Tour title.
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