By Chris Oddo | Saturday, March 7, 2015

 

Ana Ivanovic led a quartet of seeds into the Monterrey final with a straight-sets win over Kristina Mladenovic.

Photo Source: Abierto Monterrey Afirme

Ana Ivanovic braved the cold and dreary conditions in Monterrey to slide past Kristina Mladenovic of France, 6-3, 6-2, setting up a semifinal with Caroline Garcia.

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Third-seeded Garcia moved past Magdalena Rybarikova when the Slovakian had to retire due to a knee injury after dropping the first set, 7-5.

Each of the top four seeds has moved on to the semifinals, creating a pair of intriguing last four matchups. In the bottom half of the draw, Second-seeded Sara Errani powered past three-time Abierto Monterrey Afirme champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-5 6-4.

The Italian will face in-form Timea Bacsinszky, who defeated Urszula Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2, in the semifinals.

Fourth-seeded Bacsinszky has won eight straight since the Australian Open, which includes a title last week in Acapulco.

Ivanovic won the title last year at Monterrey, defeating Jovana Jaksic in the first all-Serbian final in WTA history.