Safina wins quarterfinal match; Jankovic ousted in straight sets on Friday in Madrid

On Friday, the top seed at the Madrid Open succeeded in getting to the semifinals, while the No. 4 seed failed to pass her quarterfinal test.

No. 1 seed Dinara Safina was able to beat Alona Bondarenko in straight sets, with a score of 64 63.

Fourth seeded Jelena Jankovic fell to unseeded Patty Schnyder in two tough sets, 76(6) 63.

"It's not enough to just fight against Jankovic. I had the game, I moved well and hung in there," Schnyder said. "I'm really happy I'm in the semis and can play the world No.1. We'll see how fit I am and how many problems I can cause her."

No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki won her match to qualifier Vera Dushevina in easy sraight sets, 60 64.

Amelie Mauresmo played an unseeded match against Agnes Szavay, and won in three sets, with a score of 57 61 61.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Singles - Quarterfinals

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 64 63

Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. (4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 76(6) 63

(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (Q) Vera Dushevina (RUS) 60 64

Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 57 61 61