Injured Bartoli out, Zvonareva sent packing
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October 22, 2011, Saturday
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DOMINIKA Cibulkova advanced to her second straight semifinal yesterday, rallying to upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
Earlier, Marion Bartoli of France withdrew from the quarterfinals with an illness, handing Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska a spot in the season-ending WTA finals in Turkey.
In the men's quarterfinals, the 133rd-ranked Jeremy Chardy of France landed 11 aces to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-3 and make it to the semifinals for the first time since winning his maiden title in Stuttgart, Germany, in July 2009.
Cibulkova, who was runner-up in Linz, Austria, last week, played with her right leg bandaged after she had aggravated a knee injury in the previous match. The 20th-ranked Slovak broke the fifth-ranked Zvonareva in the 10th game of the second set to stay in the match.
Serving at 2-3 down in the decider, Zvonareva saved four break points before taking a medical timeout to have her right shoulder treated. She then saved one more break point to level at 3-all. Cibulkova, 4-all and 15-40 down, also had her leg massaged and retaped. She then held for a 5-4 lead.
Serving in the next game, the Russian raced to 40-love up but could not finish and finally returned wide and long to lose the game and the match.
The third-seeded Bartoli was scheduled to play Elena Vesnina of Russia in the first quarterfinal but pulled out because of a viral illness.
"I think just my whole body needed a break," Bartoli said. "I really was trying till the end but yesterday during my match I already felt not very good."
The ninth-ranked Frenchwoman beat Russia's Ksenia Pervak in straight sets in the second round on Wednesday and had not dropped a set in her last six matches.
Vesnina said it was the first time she had advanced by a walkover at this stage of a tournament.
The 64th-ranked Russian, who is still looking for her first title, will play Cibulkova in the semifinals.
Bartoli won her seventh career title in Osaka last weekend and needed to win the title in Moscow to secure the last open spot for next week's WTA Championships in Istanbul.
With Bartoli's withdrawal, Radwanska qualifies directly for the event for the first time, despite losing in the second round in Moscow. She was a substitute in 2008 and 2009.
Bartoli will travel to Istanbul and will be the first alternate.
Earlier, Marion Bartoli of France withdrew from the quarterfinals with an illness, handing Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska a spot in the season-ending WTA finals in Turkey.
In the men's quarterfinals, the 133rd-ranked Jeremy Chardy of France landed 11 aces to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-3 and make it to the semifinals for the first time since winning his maiden title in Stuttgart, Germany, in July 2009.
Cibulkova, who was runner-up in Linz, Austria, last week, played with her right leg bandaged after she had aggravated a knee injury in the previous match. The 20th-ranked Slovak broke the fifth-ranked Zvonareva in the 10th game of the second set to stay in the match.
Serving at 2-3 down in the decider, Zvonareva saved four break points before taking a medical timeout to have her right shoulder treated. She then saved one more break point to level at 3-all. Cibulkova, 4-all and 15-40 down, also had her leg massaged and retaped. She then held for a 5-4 lead.
Serving in the next game, the Russian raced to 40-love up but could not finish and finally returned wide and long to lose the game and the match.
The third-seeded Bartoli was scheduled to play Elena Vesnina of Russia in the first quarterfinal but pulled out because of a viral illness.
"I think just my whole body needed a break," Bartoli said. "I really was trying till the end but yesterday during my match I already felt not very good."
The ninth-ranked Frenchwoman beat Russia's Ksenia Pervak in straight sets in the second round on Wednesday and had not dropped a set in her last six matches.
Vesnina said it was the first time she had advanced by a walkover at this stage of a tournament.
The 64th-ranked Russian, who is still looking for her first title, will play Cibulkova in the semifinals.
Bartoli won her seventh career title in Osaka last weekend and needed to win the title in Moscow to secure the last open spot for next week's WTA Championships in Istanbul.
With Bartoli's withdrawal, Radwanska qualifies directly for the event for the first time, despite losing in the second round in Moscow. She was a substitute in 2008 and 2009.
Bartoli will travel to Istanbul and will be the first alternate.
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