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Upset carries Larsson to Slovenia semis
PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Johanna Larsson posted a straight-set upset victory Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Slovenia Open.
Larsson was on the court just 73 minutes in a 6-3, 6-2 rout of third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She converted all four of the break-point chances she created.
She'll next face Ksenia Pervak, who took a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova in a match that took more than 2 hours. Pervak piled up seven service breaks in the match.
Anna Chakvetadze also needed more than 2 hours to finish off a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina. Chakvetadze won nearly as many points (48-50) when Dushevina served as Dushevina did.
The losses by Pavlyuchenkova and Dushevina left No. 7 Polona Hercog the only seeded player left in the tournament. Hercog advanced on a 7-5, 7-5 win over Stefanie Voegele.
Hercog will play Chakvetadze in the other semifinal on Saturday.
PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Johanna Larsson posted a straight-set upset victory Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Slovenia Open.
Larsson was on the court just 73 minutes in a 6-3, 6-2 rout of third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She converted all four of the break-point chances she created.
She'll next face Ksenia Pervak, who took a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova in a match that took more than 2 hours. Pervak piled up seven service breaks in the match.
Anna Chakvetadze also needed more than 2 hours to finish off a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina. Chakvetadze won nearly as many points (48-50) when Dushevina served as Dushevina did.
The losses by Pavlyuchenkova and Dushevina left No. 7 Polona Hercog the only seeded player left in the tournament. Hercog advanced on a 7-5, 7-5 win over Stefanie Voegele.
Hercog will play Chakvetadze in the other semifinal on Saturday.