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 | Samantha Stosur qualified for the semifinals in Doha28-10-2010 |
Australia's Samantha Stosur is the first of polufinalistka WTA Championship in Qatar's capital Doha. In the third round of meeting in dark red group Stosur gave the Olympic champion Elena Dementieva (Russia) with 1:2 sets - 6:4, 4:6, 6:7, but keep going.
Australian tennis player needed just one set to qualify for next phase (semifinals) and as a winner in the group regardless of the outcome of other matches.
Meanwhile, Dementieva maintained even minimal chances to go ahead. However, if you later tonight leader in the world rankings Carolyn Voznyatski (Denmark) beat Francesca Skiavone (Italy) with 2:0 sets, it will go ahead as second in this group. Moreover, if successful Voznyatski will finish the year as No. 1.