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Serena, Amelie in last four

AFP, Rome
World number one and defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the semi-finals of the clay court Rome Masters Friday after beating unseeded veteran Conchita Martinez.
A comfortable 7-5, 6-2 victory over the 31-year-old former Wimbledon champion took Williams into the last four where she will meet French fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo.
Although her first serve percentage was alarmingly low, Williams benefitted from her Spanish opponent's wayward forehand to wrap up the match in 1hr 19mins and
remain on course to defend her Italian crown.
Belgian second seed Kim Clijsters will meet Japanese 13th seed and doubles partner Ai Sugiyama in Saturday's other semifinal at the Foro Italico.
Clijsters defeated Russian eighth seed Anastasia Myskina 6-2, 6-2, while Sugiyama ousted unseeded Slovenian Tina Pisnik 61, 6-3.
Williams said she was impressed with the form of Mauresmo, who stands between her and a place in a second consecutive Rome final.
"Amelie is definitely here to win and hopefully I'll get in her way," said the 21-year-old American, winner of 22 WTA Tour titles.
Williams said she had to step up
a gear at 5-5 in the opening set when the match was finely balanced.
"I picked up the level of my performance, hit a few good shots and was able to come through," she said.
"It's one of my characteristics. I have a fighting spirit. I have the ability to stay tough mentally."
Mauresmo defeated American fifth seed Jennifer Capriati 6-3, 7-6 (12/10) to clinch her place in the semifinals.
Quicker off the mark, Mauresmo broke Capriati early to race into a commanding 3-0 lead.
A runner-up here in 2000 and 2001, Mauresmo held on to her advantage to clinch a solid first set in half an hour.
After a break apiece in the second set, Mauresmo squandered a 40-0 lead at 5-4 to give Capriati two set points, but saved both to draw level in a gripping match.
Mauresmo cashed in on a string of unforced errors to break Capriati again, but the 27-year-old New Yorker showed her fighting spirit to hit back and force the tie-break.
Choosing to attack from the baseline and rarely coming into the net, Mauresmo saved two set points before shaking off the threetime Grand Slam winner.
"I could feel myself playing better and better as the match went on," said the 23-year-old Mauresmo, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon and the US Open last year.
"It was a very close match with very long rallies, especially in the tie-break, and I'm happy to have won it in two sets rather than go to a third."
Clijsters, who has spent less than three hours in winning her three matches on the way to the last four, said she hoped Saturday's match against Sugiyama was equally comfortable.
"Let's hope so, but I don't think it will keep going this way," said Clijsters.
"The games will get tougher but things have gone well for me so far."
Sugiyama became the first Japanese player ever to reach the last four after brushing aside Pisnik.
Knocked out in the first round in Berlin last week, Sugiyama said a quick turn of foot was the secret behind her success.
"I wasn't moving well enough in Berlin so I've been working on my footwork," said the 27-year-old.