Updated: September 18, 2009, 8:32 AM ET
Peng, Peer reach Guangzhou semifinals
GUANGZHOU, China -- Third-seeded Peng Shuai of China advanced to the semifinals of the Guangzhou Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Russia's Alexandra Panova on Friday.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Peng will next face fifth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel, who beat Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 6-3, 6-1.
The 23-year-old Peng reached the final in Guangzhou last year, but is still chasing her first WTA Tour singles title. Peer is seeking her first Tour title since 2006.
Seventh-seeded Ayumi Morita of Japan defeated Olga Savchuk of Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4. Morita's semifinal opponent will be eighth-seeded Alberta Brianti of Italy, who advanced by defeating Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 6-4, 6-2.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
