BANGKOK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Venus Williams dropped just two games Friday in advancing to the semifinals of the $200,000 Bangkok Open tennis tournament.
Williams had no trouble in getting past Camille Pin, 6-1, 6-1, in a quarterfinal match. Williams, who won a tournament in Seoul two weeks ago and was the runner-up last Sunday in Tokyo, has won 12 of her last 13 matches.
Her semifinal opponent is seventh-seeded Flavia Pennetta, who rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinal upset of third-seeded Shahar Peer.
The other pairing for Saturday’s semifinal matches Zi Yan against Yung-Jan Chan. Chan eliminated wild-card entrant Urszula Radwanska in her quarterfinal while Yan advanced in a walkover when defending Bangkok champion Vania King withdrew because of a back injury.
King earlier Friday completed a rain-delayed second-round match, taking a grueling 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) victory from fifth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova.
Saturday’s semifinals winners are to meet Sunday for the tournament title. The 2007 Bangkok Open winner will earn $28,161.
