Day 5 of the Generali Ladies Linz has finished, and the winners included Vera Zvonareva, Ana Ivanovic, the top seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, the third seed, and Marion Bartoli, the sixth seed, and they are the ones who will be contending in the semifinal on Saturday.
Zvonareva, seed second, was the first of the four seeds to advance, after defeating No. 8 seed Alize Cornet, 75 61.
"It was a really tough match; Alizé has been playing great tennis this year," Zvonareva said. "It was my first match against her. She's a great player. There were moments I wasn't playing perfectly and lost concentration, so I was really happy to be able to play well at the key moments. I think that was what decided the match. She's very young, so I'm sure we'll see a lot more of her."
Marion Bartoli, who reserved a spot in the semis after her win to Alona Bondarenko, 63 57 61, is up next for the Russian Olympic bronze medalist.
No. 1 seed Ivanovic had an easier win than Bartoli, ousting Flavia Pennetta in , 64 64.
It was a tough match against a very good player; we played at a very high level and it was one of the best matches I've played recently," Ivanovic said. "It could have gone either way. I needed to stay composed and I think I may have had a bit of luck. I'm really happy with how I played against Flavia today." 
Ivanovic will next face Radwanska, who dismissed Nadia Petrova, 63 62.
"I'm very happy with my performance today," Radwanska said. "I lost to her in Tokyo a few weeks ago but today I was playing really well. Nadia is always a very tough player to beat but maybe she was a bit tired from her long match yesterday - I didn't have to play yesterday and felt really good today. I was focused from the first point to the very last. I think it was just my day today."
"I'm very happy with my performance today," Radwanska said. "I lost to her in Tokyo a few weeks ago but today I was playing really well. Nadia is always a very tough player to beat but maybe she was a bit tired from her long match yesterday - I didn't have to play yesterday and felt really good today. I was focused from the first point to the very last. I think it was just my day today."
"I'm feeling confident about tomorrow's match, but I'm just taking it step by step, game by game," Ivanovic added. "Agnieszka gets a lot of balls back and played very well today. But I've gained a lot of confidence from my last few matches."
"Next round will be tough," Radwanska continued. "Ana is a great player. I will just try to have some fun out there and enjoy myself. I get great crowd support here. I hope I can keep up the level of my game and then we will just see."
Friday, October 24, 2008
Singles - Quarterfinals
(1) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (7) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 64 64
(2) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (8) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 75 61
(3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (5) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 63 62
(6) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 63 57 61
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