No. 2 seed
Anastasia Myskina defeated Swede
Sofia Arvidsson 7-5, 6-2 Friday at the WTA stop in Stockholm, moving one step closer to a likely all-Russian final.
In the semis Myskina will face unseeded Frenchwoman
Emilie Loit, who defeated
Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2, 7-5.
On the other side of the draw are Russian No. 3 seed Vera Douchevina (d. (6) Sucha from a set down), and (5)
Katarina Srebotnik (d. (7) Castano from a set down).
Lining up for the Saturday semifinals are Loit vs. (2) Myskina (Russian lead career series 1-0), and (3) Douchevina vs. Srebotnik (Douchevina leads 1-0).
