Dementieva races into last four
Date published :
26 Feb 2010 - 16:38:01
Elena Dementieva marched into the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open with a straight-sets victory over Magdalena Rybarikova in Kuala Lumpur.
The top seed outplayed her Slovakian opponent, securing a 6-0 6-3 win in a little over an hour.
She will now face sixth seed Sybille Bammer after the German secured a 3-6 6-3 6-3 success against Taiwan's Kai-Chen Chang.
Fourth seed Alisa Kleybanova lost the first set against Australia's Anastasia Rodionova but recovered to claim a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory.
The Russian will now meet Japan's Ayumi Morita after she defeated South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers 6-3 7-5.
