Stosur into Qatar final
Date published :
18 Feb 2012 - 17:46:54
Australia's US Open champion Samantha Stosur advanced to her first final of the year when her French rival Marion Bartoli retired with a foot problem in the second set of their semi-final clash on Saturday.
After losing the first set 6-3, Bartoli was serving in the first game of the second when she pulled out with Stosur on break point at 40-30.
Bartoli was bidding to reach back-to-back finals for the first time after finishing runner-up to German Angelique Kerber in Paris a week ago.
Stosur will play the winner of the second semi-final between top seed Victoria Azarenka and fourth seed Agniezska Radwanska of Poland.
