Petrova, top seeded this week in Quebec City, who her match to Angela Haynes, who had never gotten further than the second round in her career, 61 63.
"I beat a lot of tough opponents this week, but Nadia was just too tough today," Haynes said. "I felt like everything was just off from the very beginning. Against a great player like her that's not good enough. She didn't give me any chances to get into the match. But I'm proud of myself. I got into the draw as a lucky loser, and I feel like I really took advantage of that opportunity."
"Getting into the final is what we're all here for, so I'm very happy," Petrova said. "I felt I was very consistent from beginning to end. I just wanted to do everything right. She was cracking the ball really well. When she sets up for the shots she plays really well. And she has a good serve too. There aren't many lefties on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour right now, so she's dangerous."
Bethanie Mattek, seeded sixth, is the one who will face Petrova, after winning to Canadian favourite No. 5 seed Aleksandra Wozniak, 76(4) 63.
"She's ranked ahead of me and was the crowd favorite, so it's a very good win for me," Mattek said. "I just went out there and played my game. She's really good when she's on the offense, so I had to try and keep her from taking control. She hit a lot of good passing shots when I came to the net but the goal was to stay aggressive, and I think I accomplished that against her today."
"I've never played her; I've seen her play a few times though," Petrova said about Mattek. "I know she's aggressive and likes coming into the net. And she's confident this year. She'll be tough to beat tomorrow."
"Nadia has had a great season and is the No.1 seed, so I'm looking forward to playing her," Mattek said. "I'll go out there, enjoy myself and play my game."
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Singles - Semifinals
(1) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (LL) Angela Haynes (USA) 61 63
(6) Bethanie Mattek (USA) d. (5) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 76(4) 63
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