Chinese Invade Semifinals at WTA Hobart


Posted on January 12, 2005

Unseeded Chinese Na Li (d. Domachowska in three) and Jie Zheng (d. (8) Klara “Kouky” Koukalova, coming from a set down) gave gutsy performances Wednesday at the WTA stop in Hobart to advance into the semifinals.

 

Joining them were seeds (2) Gisela “Sgt.” Dulko (d. Peschke, coming from a set down) and (3) Iveta “Reach the Final” Benesova (d. the 15-year-old Vaidisova, also coming from a set down).

 

Thursday’s semifinals will feature an all-Chinese in Li vs. Zheng, and (2) Dulko vs. (3) Benesova.

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ATP - Feb 06 WTA - Feb 06
1 Novak Djokovic1 Victoria Azarenka
2 Rafael Nadal2 Petra Kvitova
3 Roger Federer3 Maria Sharapova
4 Andy Murray4 Caroline Wozniacki
5 David Ferrer5 Samantha Stosur
6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6 Agnieszka Radwanska
7 Tomas Berdych7 Marion Bartoli
8 Mardy Fish8 Vera Zvonareva
9 Janko Tipsarevic9 Na Li
10 Juan Martin Del Potro10 Andrea Petkovic
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