CHARLESTON, S.C., April 13 (UPI) -- Venus Williams beat Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6-4, 7-5, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Family Circle Cup at Charleston, S.C.
The unseeded five-time Grand Slam champion has not dropped a set in three matches this week, and will face No. 9 seed Vera Zvonareva in one of Saturday's semifinals.
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Zvonareva beat Michaella Krajicek, 6-1, 7-5.
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic trounced No. 12 Katarina Srebotnik, 6-2, 6-0, Friday; and fourth-seeded Dinara Safina was leading No. 10 Tatiana Golovin, 6-3, when Golovin retired with an undisclosed injury.
Safina plays Zvonareva in Saturday's other semifinal.
The 2007 Charleston champion will earn $196,900.