Wozniacki, Radwanska advance to semifinal; Pin out due to illness

On Thursday, two seeds on the bottom half of the draw, Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues, played to reserve a spot in the semifinals of the Nordea Nordic Light Open. On the top half, last year's finalist Vera Dushevina demolished her opponent in the quarters, and Katarina Srebotnik also came back from an early loss in her home country to reach the semis of the Swedish tournament.

The first to take the courts were the seeds. Wozniacki gained victory after an easy win to the Spaniard, 61 63. Wozniacki, seeded 4th, will next face No. 1 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who won her quarterfinal match to Camille Pin, due to the retirement of Pin.

Radwanska was leading 62 10 when Pin retired due to gastrointestinal illness, and she let the Pole enter the semifinals. Having beaten Wozniacki in last year Nordea Nordic Light Open, Radwanska will be looking for revenge as she will play the Pole for a final berth.

Dushevina was the last to take the courts, against Iveta Benesova, and she beat the Czech to move into the final four, 63 63. The Russian will next face No. 3 seed Katarina Srebotnik, who won her previous match to Virginia Ruano Pascual, 62 60.