Venus Williams is going towards her second Zurich Open title when she beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Third-seeded Williams, the 1999 champion, next faces second-seeded Ana Ivanovic or Czech teenager Petra Kvitova who played in a late match.
Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain also advanced to meet in the semifinals on Saturday.
After trading five straight breaks, Williams served at 5-3 and held to love to win the first set.
When she faced three break points at 4-3 up in the second set, Williams reeled off two service winners, a forehand volley at the net and two aces to win the game and close out the match soon after.
Pennetta followed her upset of top-ranked Jelena Jankovic by beating Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-2.
Medina Garrigues advanced when Victoria Azarenka of Belarus retired with a shoulder injury after they split the first two sets4-6, 6-3.
Source: Xinhua
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