Dementieva Wta Paris Semis- Elena Dementieva pasa a Semifinales en Paris

La rusa se enfrentará a la estadounidense Melanie Oudin en el partido previo a la final.

La raqueta número siete del mundo derrotó a la alemana Andrea Petkovic por 3-6, 6-4 y 6-2 para instalarse en la siguiente fase del Torneo de París

PARIS, FRANCIA.- La rusa Elena Dementieva remontó para derrotar el viernes 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 a la alemana Andrea Petkovic y se clasificó a las semifinales del torneo de la WTA en París.

La italiana Flavia Pennetta también avanzó con un triunfo 6-1, 6-3 sobre su compatriota Tathiana Garbin.

Pennetta chocará con la checa Lucie Safarova, que se impuso 6-3, 6-0 sobre la israelí Shahar Peer, mientras que Dementieva jugará contra la ganadora del duelo entre la húngara Agnes Szavay y la estadounidense Melanie Oudin.

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Russian top seed Elena Dementieva marched into the semi-finals of the WTA Paris Indoor Open on Friday by beating Germany's Andrea Petkovic 3-6 6-4 6-2.

The world No.7 struggled to hit top form from the start, dropping the first set against the unseeded 22-year-old.

Petkovic fought hard in the second but the 28-year-old Russian's first serve was too strong and Dementevia went on to win in three sets for a last four match-up against unseeded American teenager Melanie Oudin.

"It was a tough one for me to win today."

"I wasn't quite sure what to expect at the beginning of the match as we had never played against each other before. I was impressed with how aggressive she (Petkovic) played," the Russian added.