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Top seed reaches Florida semifinals

Sat, 04/11/2009 - 10:06 by Salinder Kumar

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. -- No. 1 seed Nadia Petrova survived a difficult battle Friday before earning a spot in the semifinals of the MPS Group Championships in Florida.

Petrova, ranked 10th in the world, outlasted Alona Bondarenko 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Petrova had seven aces, but also committed 11 double faults in a match that lasted 2 hours, 36 minutes.

Petrova will face fifth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak Saturday. Wozniak fought off Tamira Paszek 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (9-6).

The other semifinal will send Carolina Wozniacki against Elena Vesnina.

Wozniacki coasted past Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-2 and Vesnina survived against Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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