Makarova stuns Stosur to reach final
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June 19, 2010, Saturday
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EKATERINA Makarova beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 7-6 (5), 7-5 yesterday to advance to the final of the Eastbourne International grasscourt event.
The Russian qualifier will face unseeded Victoria Azarenka in the final. The Belarusian beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-5.
Makarova made a poor start against third-seeded Stosur, claiming just four of the first 19 points of their semifinal as she fell behind 0-3, 0-40.
But she settled and benefited from an inconsistent performance from the French Open finalist.
Despite the defeat, Stosur will climb to a career-high No. 6 when the new rankings are announced today.
In Rosmalen, the Netherlands, Justine Henin reached the semifinals of the Unicef Open on Thursday without dropping a set, showing she'll be ready to go after her first Wimbledon title next week.
The top-seeded Henin beat Kristina Barrois of Germany 7-5, 6-3 to set up a match with fifth-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, who beat fourth-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The win boosted Henin's grasscourt career record to 48-11, including two Wimbledon finals. She won at Rosmalen in 2001 but hadn't competed here since 2003. This was also her first tournament on grass in three years.
Seventh-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium will compete in the other semifinal.
Petkovic reached her first semifinals since January when she beat Czech qualifier Sandra Zahlavova 6-2, 7-6 (5), while Flipkens is into her first semis of the year thanks to a 6-2, 6-3 drubbing of Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
In the men's draw, defending champion Benjamin Becker beat German compatriot Simon Greul 6-3, 6-1. Becker will play Janko Tipsarevic, the seventh seed from Serbia, who topped Peter Luczak of Australia 6-3, 6-3.
Also in the semifinals are Xavier Malisse of Belgium and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine.
The Russian qualifier will face unseeded Victoria Azarenka in the final. The Belarusian beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-5.
Makarova made a poor start against third-seeded Stosur, claiming just four of the first 19 points of their semifinal as she fell behind 0-3, 0-40.
But she settled and benefited from an inconsistent performance from the French Open finalist.
Despite the defeat, Stosur will climb to a career-high No. 6 when the new rankings are announced today.
In Rosmalen, the Netherlands, Justine Henin reached the semifinals of the Unicef Open on Thursday without dropping a set, showing she'll be ready to go after her first Wimbledon title next week.
The top-seeded Henin beat Kristina Barrois of Germany 7-5, 6-3 to set up a match with fifth-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, who beat fourth-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The win boosted Henin's grasscourt career record to 48-11, including two Wimbledon finals. She won at Rosmalen in 2001 but hadn't competed here since 2003. This was also her first tournament on grass in three years.
Seventh-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium will compete in the other semifinal.
Petkovic reached her first semifinals since January when she beat Czech qualifier Sandra Zahlavova 6-2, 7-6 (5), while Flipkens is into her first semis of the year thanks to a 6-2, 6-3 drubbing of Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
In the men's draw, defending champion Benjamin Becker beat German compatriot Simon Greul 6-3, 6-1. Becker will play Janko Tipsarevic, the seventh seed from Serbia, who topped Peter Luczak of Australia 6-3, 6-3.
Also in the semifinals are Xavier Malisse of Belgium and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine.
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