All-Russian semifinal to be played in Beijing

Two Russians--6th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and 13th seed Nadia Petrova--will play each other in the semifinals of the 2009 China Open. The other semifinal match will feature 14th seed Marion Bartoli and 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Kuznetsova was the Beijing champion in 2006.

In doubles, the final will be played between 5th seeds Hsieh Su-Wei and Peng Shuai and the team of Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova.