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 | Four polufinalistki clear round in Doha before the end29-10-2010 |
Samantha Stosur, Carolyn Voznyatski, Vera Zvonareva and Kim Clijsters is ranked ahead of the final four of the WTA Championship in Doha, and later today will determine the semifinal pairs.
The big news is that Caroline Voznyatski will finish the year as No. 1 in the world. This happened after the 20-year-old Dane of Polish descent beat Francesca Skiavone (Italy) with 2:1 sets - 3:6, 6:1, 6:1 in the dark red band.
Australian Samantha Stosur did lead to the classification of this group, although the yield of Olympic champion Elena Dementieva (Russia) with 1:2 sets - 6:4, 4:6, 6:7. Winning the first set was sufficient Stosur not only qualified for the semifinals, but to do it as group winner.
Kim Clijsters defeated Victoria Azarenka with 2:1 sets - 6:4, 5:7, 6:1 in the white group and qualified for the semifinals along with Vera Zvonareva (Russia). Both have two victories and today heads will determine the winner in the group.
"Incredibly happy. Being No. 1 was always my dream. But now and finish the year as a leader in the world rankings, which makes me more proud, "said Voznyatski.