Date:29/09/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/29/stories/2007092962822300.htm

Sport - Tennis

Venus in semifinals

SEOUL: Venus Williams reached the Korea Open semifinals on Friday by beating Marta Domachowska of Poland 6-2, 6-3.

Williams will face Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals. The Italian defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-2.

Second-seeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary retired with an injury after splitting the first two sets with Eleni Daniilidou 4-6, 7-5.

The results: (Quarterfinals):

WTA Hansol Korea Open: Venus Williams bt Marta Domachowska 6-2, 6-3; Flavia Pennetta bt Ayumi Morita 6-1, 6-2; Maria Kirilenko bt Catalina Castano 6-3, 6-0; Eleni Daniilidou bt Agnes Szavay 4-6, 7-5, retired.

At Luxembourg (WTA Fortis Championships): Daniela Hantuchova bt Patty Schnyder 6-3, 5-7, 7-5; Vera Zvonareva bt Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 7-6(5);

At Guangzhou (Guangzhou International Open): Anastasia Rodionova bt Anabel Garrigues 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3; Virginie Razzano bt Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-3, 6-1; Tzipora Obzilier bt Ioana Raluca Olaru 2-6, 6-1, 7-5.

At Bangkok: (Thailand Open): B. Becker bt Meffert 7-6(2), 7-5; Dmitry Tursunov bt Wang Yeu-tzuoo 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Fernando Verdasco bt Nicolas Mahut 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4. — Agencies