PARIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze and seventh-seeded Hungarian Agnes Szavay won semifinal matches Saturday to advance to the final of the Open Gaz de France.
Chakvetadze defeated third-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 and Szavay beat two-time Grand Slam runner-up Elena Dementieva 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinals.
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