Top-seeded
Anastasia Myskina knocked the last Indian hope from the draw Friday at the WTA stop in Kolkata, defeating
Shikha Uberoi 6-4, 6-2 to advance into the semifinals.
"It was more a practice match for me," said Myskina on her slow start due to a muscle pull, going down a break 1-3 in the opening set. "I pulled a muscle playing doubles yesterday, but once I was out there today it was getting warm and getting better."
Myskina was joined in the semis by another Russian when No. 2 seed
Elena Likhovtseva straight-setted Swede
Sofia Arvidsson.
Also into the semis were No. 7 seed
Karolina Sprem (d. Czink) and unseeded
Kaia Kanepi (d. Bammer) of Estonia.
Lining up for the Saturday semifinals are Sprem vs. Likhovtseva (Sprem leads career meetings 2-0), and Myskina vs. Kanepi (first meeting).
The doubles semifinals are Indians Uberoi/Uberoi vs. Czink/Fedak, and Russians Likhovtseva/Myskina vs. Mirza/Ruano Pascual.
