Petrova, Bartoli through to semis; Dementieva ousted by No. 12 seed on Friday in Beijing

No. 13 seed Nadia Petrova and No. 14 seed Marion Bartoli both came back from a set down to win their quarterfinal matches, while No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva fell to the No. 12 seed on Friday in Beijing.

Petrova survived a first set loss in a tiebreaker against Peng Shuai to win the match with a score of 67(5) 63 62, and to reserve a spot in the semifinals.

"It's hard to come out again the next day, but I'm happy I won today," said Petrova, who had upset No. 2 seed Serena Williams in the third round; Peng had taken out No. 8 seed Jelena Jankovic and Maria Sharapova earlier in the week. "Peng had a good week and good wins. She pleased the crowd. Now I need to have a good sleep and rest up."

Bartoli came back from a thrilling score of 3-6 1-5 down against No. 7 seed Vera Zvonareva to win with a score of 36 75 62.

The other winners of the day were No. 6 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, who ousted Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with a score of 63 63; and No. 12 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Dementieva with a score of 75 63.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Singles – Quarterfinals
(12) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 75 63
(6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 63 63
(14) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (7) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 36 75 62
(13) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 67(5) 63 62