Updated: February 13, 2009, 12:08 PM ET
Top seed Zvonareva in Pattaya semis
PATTAYA, Thailand -- Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva defeated Peng Shuai 6-2, 6-3 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Pattaya Open.
Need the scores from any match played in this or any other tournament? The fifth-ranked Zvonareva will play Shahar Peer, who defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Peer called Zvonareva "a fighter, patient and a good mover on the court."
Earlier, Magdalena Rybarikova upset second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-1. The 20-year-old Rybarikova will face Sania Mirza, who beat Tamarine Tanusugarn 7-5, 6-4.
Rybarikova will play in her second semifinal of the year, after reaching the semis at Hobart, Australia.
"It's been a good year for me," she said. "I have been working hard and beat some good players."
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
