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Schiavone advances to semis at Pan Pacific Open

The Columbian
Published: September 30, 2010, 12:00am

TOKYO (AP) — French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open.

The fifth-seeded Italian went ahead 6-5 in the third set on a double-fault by Kanepi. She clinched the match with a powerful serve to the corner that Kanepi was unable to return.

Schiavone will meet the winner of Thursday’s quarterfinal between Elena Dementieva and Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals on Friday.

In other matches, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated American Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 6-1 to set up a semifinal with the winner of the match between top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieska Radwanska.

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