OEIRAS, Portugal, May 2 (UPI) -- Defending champion Kaia Kanepi earned a return trip to the semifinals of the Portugal Open tennis tournament with a straight-set win Friday.
Kanepi lost her serve in the first game of the match but played solidly from there for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ayumi Morita. She had a pair of breaks in each set, including Morita's final two games serving.