Two French players and two Russian players will face eachother in the semifinals for a final berth, after all four quarterfinals were played on Friday.
Amelie Mauresmo will face compatriot Nathalie Dechy, who gained victory over No. 6 seed Aleksandra Wozniak, 76(4) 75. The Canadian was up 5-2 in the first set and held two set points at 5-3, but the French veteran didn't give up, and came back to win the set in a tiebreak.
"At the beginning of the match my timing was a little off, but everything changed late in the first set and I felt I could do anything," Dechy said. "In the end it was a few points in each set that made the dif
ference, and I was able to pressure her just a little more on those key points."
ference, and I was able to pressure her just a little more on those key points."Mauresmo won her match to Vania King, 62 64.
No. 2 seed Nadia Petrova and No. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko will square it off on Saturday, after Nadia won her match to Lilia Osterloh 62 63; and Maria won her match to Sabine Lisicki in a tight three-setter 62 16 61.
"I served really well and kept the pressure on her, although I wasn't too happy with my concentration throughout the match and my returning," Petrova said. "But luckily my wins have been quick so far this week, which will help now as the matches will get tougher and tougher."
"She started to play much better in the second set; she began hitting winners and serving much better," Kirilenko said about Lisicki. "But we had a break at the beginning of the third set and I was able to refocus. I tried to keep my emotions down and just concentrate on the third set."
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