Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska stormed into the semi-finals of the China Open on Thursday with a 6-1 6-2 win against Yaroslava Shvedova, while American Madison Keys edged past Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(5).
Radwanska will next face Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who followed up her surprise win over world number one Angelique Kerber by easing past Australia’s Daria Gavrilova 7-6(3) 6-1.
Due to Thursday’s rain in Beijing, Shvedova was forced to play twice, earlier beating Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4.
Fatigue appeared to catch up with Shvedova as Radwanska lost just three games to seal her third China Open semi-final in the last four …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
