Updated: April 17, 2009, 7:32 PM ET
Schiavone, Vinci move into semis
BARCELONA, Spain -- Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Barcelona Open.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Roberta Vinci of Italy also advanced, beating Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus 6-3, 6-3 before rain ended play for the day.
Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia led 6-1, 1-2 against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain when play on the clay court was called off.
The match will resume Saturday, followed by fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain taking on Germany's Tatjana Malek in the last quarterfinal.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
