Tennis | ATP/WTA | News Story - Marion Bartoli reaches semifinals at Eastbourne

Tennis
Scoreboard	\|	Schedules and Scores	\|	Rankings	\|	Players	\|	Series:	\|	Home

Marion Bartoli reaches semifinals at Eastbourne

Tennis Headlines

Nadal favored at French but not top seed
Del Potro, Baker, Fish out of French
Querrey ousted from Nice in quarters
Qualifier Pella makes Duesseldorf semis
Cornet, Bouchard reach Strasbourg semis
Murray out of French due to back injury
Nadal beats Federer in Rome, Serena wins

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) Marion Bartoli of France reached the semifinals of the Eastbourne championships after beating seventh-seeded Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday.

Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic also advanced, winning the last five games to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 7-5 just before rain interrupted play.

The fourth-seeded Bartoli dominated the second set, giving up just two points on her serve before wrapping up the match with an ace.

Updated June 21, 2012

© 2013 by STATS LLC and Associated Press.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.