The injury bug again struck a top player Friday on the WTA Tour.
Top seed
Jelena Jankovic crashed out of the Bell Challenge in Quebec City Friday, retiring trailing 1-3 in the third set against No. 8
Olga Poutchkova with a lower back injury.
Seeds successfully moving into the semifinals Friday were No. 2
Marion Bartoli, crushing No. 6
Shenay Perry 6-1, 6-0, and No. 4
Severine Bremond, easing past
Martina Sucha 6-1, 6-4.
American
Lilia Osterloh became the only unseeded player to advance into the semis when she defeated Canadian
Aleksandra Wozniak 6-3, 6-2.
Saturday's match-ups are Poutchkova vs. Bremond, and Osterloh vs. Bartoli.
