ara beating her opponent in a tough three-setter.Safina had to defeat Jelena Dokic, who was playing very well throughout the tournament, to get to the semis. The Russian turned out to be better in the battle, and won in three sets, 64 46 64.
"Sorry I had to defeat today your Australian," said Safina courtside, smiling as the parochial crowd gave the Russian her dues for a gritty display. "I hope you'll be behind me next time." Of the forthcoming match-up with Zvonareva, she added: "I hope it's going to be a good match that we both enjoy and the crowd enjoys and whoever deserves to win wins."
"Of course I'm disappointed," Dokic said. "But there are more positives than negatives. It's been a great start to 2009, I couldn't have asked for anything more."
"Of course I'm disappointed," Dokic said. "But there are more positives than negatives. It's been a great start to 2009, I couldn't have asked for anything more."
Zvonareva had an easier match-up, as she ultamitely crushed No. 16 seed Marion Bartoli, 63 60.
"I don't know what happened - I thought Marion was playing really well in the beginning, but I was able to cut down on my unforced errors and keep a good level of play throughout the rest of the match," Zvonareva said. "I was able to play a very, very clean match today. That's what made the difference."
"She just played unbelievably well; she barely missed a ball after that," Bartoli said of the 11-game streak. "I was hitting as hard as I could, but she was always coming back with some better shots. Even when she was scrambling, she was putting the ball just 10 centimeters from the baseline. She was reading my game like a book. She was just too good, just better than me today."
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Singles - Quarterfinals
(3) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (WC) Jelena Dokic (AUS) 64 46 64
(7) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (16) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 63 60
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