BERLIN (Reuters) - World number two Ana Ivanovic of Serbia
moved safely through to the semi-finals of the German Open on
Saturday with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 win over 10th seeded Hungarian
Agnes Szavay.
The pair had to abandon their match late on Friday due to
bad light with the score at one set each. Ivanovic again looked
well below her best on Saturday but sealed the win with a
booming service return that Szavay put into the net.
The Serb, the defending champion and a finalist at the
French Open last year, will play seventh seed Elena Dementieva
in their semi-final later on Saturday.
The Russian has won all three of their previous meetings
but they have never played each other on clay.
Ivanovic needs to reach the final to hold on to her number
two ranking otherwise Russian former number one Maria Sharapova
will overtake her.
Sharapova's compatriot Dinara Safina, who has beaten world
number one Justine Henin and eight-times grand slam winner
Serena Williams this week, plays Victoria Azarenka of Belarus
in Saturday's other semi-final.
(Reporting by Iain Rogers, Editing by Clare Lovell)