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Schiavone breezes into Prague semis

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Published: July 17, 2009 at 9:58 PM

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 17 (UPI) -- Francesca Schiavone breezed to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kateryna Bondarenko Friday, putting her in the semifinals of the Prague Open.

The top-seeded Schiavone will meet qualifier Timea Bacsinszky in the semifinals after Bacsinszky surprised fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4, 6-4.

No. 2 seed Sybille Bammer survived in one of the best matches of the tournament, downing Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 5-7, 7-5.

Iveta Benesova ousted Zarina Divas 6-4, 6-1 to earn a semifinal match against Bammer.

Topics: Francesca Schiavone, Sybille Bammer
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