Jankovic gets ousted; Safina advances to semis with two other seeded Russians and Italian

Top seed Dinara Safina succeeded at reaching the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, after defeating the No. 8 seed. She will now face Flavia Pennetta, who fought against No. 3 seed Jelena Jankovic to win in three sets.

Safina ousted Agnieszka Radwanska in easy straight sets, with a score of 64 62.

No. 2 seed Elena Dementieva advanced to the semis after her win to Marion Bartoli, 62 46 63.

"I am very glad I was able to finish strongly," said 27-year-old Dementieva, who is looking for her third title of the season after success at Auckland and Sydney in January. "It was a very emotional match for both of us."

No. 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ousted Gisela Dulko in her quarterfinal match, 63 62.

The upset of the day was when Jelena Jankovic lost in three sets to Flavia Pennetta, the score being 26 64 64.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Singles - Quarterfinals

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 62

(2) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 62 46 63

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 26 64 64

(5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 63 62