04.30.2005:Kim Clijsters Wins IN Warsaw
Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 16:56 from thepeninsula:
Agencies
Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns the ball to Russia'S Elena Bovinaduring their quarter-final of the Warsaw WTA Tennis Tournament yesterday. Clijsters won 7-6, 6-3.
WARSAW: A sore shoulder hindered Kim Clijsters as she struggled to overcome hard-hitting Elena Bovina to reach the semi-finals of the WTA event in Warsaw yesterday.
The Belgian eventually won 7-6, 6-3 to earn a meeting with Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated eighth seed Silvia Farina Elia 6-3, 6-4.
The second semi-final will be between unseeded pair Justine Henin-Hardenne and Ana Ivanovic. Henin-Hardenne swept aside fourth seed Patty Schnyder 6-1, 6-2, while 17-year old Ivanovic followed her win over third seed Vera Zvonareva with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over number six Nathalie Dechy.
Clijsters came through a fierce contest against the fifth-seeded Bovina to secure her 17th consecutive win.
