No. 2 seed
Nicole Vaidisova brought herself within two matches of a third consecutive title Friday at the WTA stop in Bangkok, baking a bagel against No. 6 seed Conchita Martinez to move into the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-0 win.
Top-seeded
Nadia Petrova also advanced in her bid for a first career title, bageling French qualifier
Stephanie Foretz in a 6-4, 6-0 win.
Also into the semis were unseeded Italian
Antonella Serra Zanetti (d. (8) Peer in three) and No. 3 seed
Gisela Dulko (d. Yuan from a set down).
Saturday's semifinal match-ups will be (1) Petrova vs. Ant. Serra Zanetti (career series tied 1-1) and (3) Dulko vs. (2) Vaidisova (Vaidisova leads 1-0).
"I'm looking forward to playing Nicole," Dulko said. "She is on a big streak right now and I know she's going to come out and play hard. I just have to play my game because I have nothing to lose. I'm going to go out there and have fun and we'll see."
