Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Safina defeated in Sydney quarterfinals

2nd seed Dinara Safina lost in straight sets today to 5th seed Elena Dementieva at the Medibank International in Sydney. Dementieva's 6-2, 6-3 victory gets her a semifinal match against Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka had a tougher time of it, fighting off Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals, but finished with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 score.

Top seed Serena Williams defeated Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-2, and will next play Aravane Rezai, who defeated Flavia Pennetta, 6-3, 6-0. Rezai had excellent service stats in her quarterfinal match, while Pennetta's second serve abandoned her.

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