Henin, Golovin, Jankovic, Zi in Rogers Cup semifinals

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It was a very windy day in Toronto, but top-ranked Justine Henin managed to beat Nadia Petrova in straight sets 7-6 6-3. The Belgian will next meet Chinese qualifier Yan Zi, famous for defeating defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the second round. Yan Zi reached the semis, when her opponent in the quarterfinals, Marion Bartoli, retired because of a virus while trailing 6-2 3-0.

The other semifinal pair is Jelena Jankovic vs. Tatiana Golovin. In the quarterfinals the second-seeded Serb beat Virginie Razzano 7-5 6-2, while the Frenchwoman advanced to the semis with the 2-6 7-5 6-1`win over third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Weather conditions were a real problem to the players. “I can tell you it was terrible out there,” said Henin. “Here the wind turns all the time, it’s hard to play good tennis. It’s tough, very tough.” Jankovic was also bothered by the wind: “Today was the strongest I have ever experienced”. (via BBC)

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