Philadelphia, Nov 02: Ai Sugiyama beats Meghann Shaughnessy to go through to semi-finals of Advanta tournament in Philadelphia.
Ai Sugiyama of Japan won through to the semi-finals of the Advanta championship in Philadelphia on Friday (October 31). But the fifth seed was taken to three sets by Meghann Shaughnessy of USA, who is seeded ninth. Nadia Petrova of Russia, seventh seed, had no such problems despatching Chanda Rubin of USA, fourth seed, in straight sets 7-6 7-5 to advance. The same was true of her compatriot Anastasia Myskina, seeded third, who beat Marlene Weingartner of Germany 6-3 6-1. The final match featured tournament favourite Amelie Mauresmo against local player Lisa Raymond in a later session.
Result of quarter finals at Advanta championship in Philadelphia: (7) Nadia Petrova (RUS) beat (4) Chanda Rubin (USA) 7-6(5) 7-5 (3) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) beat Marlene Weingartner (GER) 6-3 6-1 (5) Ai Sugiyama (JPN) beat (9) Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 6-2 5-7 6-2


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