ay 5 of the Tennis.com Zurich Open finished, it was Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, Flavia Pennetta, who ousted No. 1 Jelena Jankovic on Thursday, Anabel Medina Garrigues, and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic who will be featured in Saturday's semifinal.Pennetta was the first to win on Friday, ousting Katarina Srebotnik in straight sets, 75 62.
Next to win was Medina Garrigues, as she advanced to the semis after her opponent, Victoria Azarenka, retired due to a shoulder injury after both players had a set each, 64 for Azarenka, and 63 for the Spaniard.
"I didn't realize she had a problem until she dropped her racquet after the rally at 34, 15-30 in the second set," said Medina Garrigues. "I could see she had problems after that, and when she served at 3-5.
"It's never nice to win a match like this as I know what it's like to be injured but I hope she will be OK," the Spaniard added. "I am very happy to be in my first indoor semifinal and to play against someone I know well like Flavia. Maybe she has a better game to play indoors than me but I will still fight my hardest." Having already played four matches, the pair is tied at 2-2.
Williams, the No. 3 seed, took on Francesca Schiavone of Italy, and won in easy straight sets, 63 63.
"I was happy with the way my serve worked at the end of the first and second set today it got me out of a lot of trouble," said Williams, who still has a shot at qualification for the Sony Ericsson Championships at Doha next month. "She was hitting the balls very hard today, going for a lot, sometimes maybe too much but I'm happy with the win. Either way tomorrow I'm going to play my game and if it's Ana I'm looking forward to playing her, it should be a nice match."
The last match of the day included Ivanovic, the No. 2 seed, and Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova, and the Serb won in straight sets, 61 64, and will face Williams for a final berth.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Singles - Quarterfinals
(2) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (Q) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 61 64
(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 63 63
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 75 62
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 46 63 ret. (right shoulder injury)
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