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Radwanska, Schiavone Into Seoul Semis

Erik Gudris / Friday, September 20, 2013

Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska had little trouble reaching the semis of Seoul, Korea. Francesca Schiavone battled fellow veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in three sets.

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Agnieszka Radwanska booked her ninth semifinal spot of the season with a straight-sets win at the KDB Korea Open in Seoul.

Radwanksa had little trouble defeating veteran Russian Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-0 to reach the final four in just over an hour. The current world No. 4 Radwanska will next face Lara Arrubarrena, who beat Korea's own Su Jeong Jang 6-0, 6-4.

Schiavone Outlasts Date-Krumm in Battle of Veterans

In a tight contest between two of the tour's steeliest veterans, it was Italy's Francesca Schiavone who entered her second semifinal of the year.

Taking on Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, who upset Maria Kirilenko earlier in the week, Schiavone dropped the first set but then rallied to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Schiavone will next face No. 3 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova who beat Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 6-2.

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