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Seles, Sabatini sail into semis
TOKYO, Sept 25: World number ’ one Monica Seles and number three Gabriela Sabatini crushed local hopes by beating Japan's top two women players In the
quarter-finals of the 350,000 dollar Nichlrei Tennis Tournament here Friday, reports AFP.
The American-based Yugoslav, the winner of all Grand Slam titles except Wimbledon for the second year running, trounced Naoko Sawamatsu 6-1. 6-0. while Sabatini brushed aside Kimiko Date 6-4, 6-2 on the Centre Court of the Arlake Coliseum.
Earlier in the day, Mary Joe Fernandez of the United States had to overcome swirling winds to beat another Japanese, Kyoko Nagatsuka, 6-0. 6-2. and set up a semi-final encounter against depending champion Seles on Saturday.
Fernaridez, the runncr-up here last year, seeks to avenge her semi-final loss to Seles at the US Open two weeks ago. She defeated Seles In their first meeting in 1989 but has lost in their 13 meeting since.
Sabatini will take on fourth -se8dBT Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria, who downed American Marlanee Werdcl 6-4. 6-4 tn a hard hit baseline duel.
."I played her (Maleeva) many times." said Sabatini, who has 5-1 win-loss record against the Bulgarian. She likes to be aggressive, to hit the ball hard, and she's coming more to the net than she has to do I m golni[ to have to play similar to today s match "
Sabatini and Dale who bolh
clinched their first career titles winning the Japan Open here — Sabatini in 1985 and Date in 1992 — could not hold serve until the Japanese kept the fifth game to lead 3-2 and 4-3 in the first set.
But Date lost the next three games and was never able to take the lead afterward as the South American retaliated with her heavy topspins against the Japanese number one.
"I knew she was going to be very dangerous. She has a very good backhand and she was putting pressure on me, coming to the net." said Sabatini, who lost to Date in their first meeting In the Los Angeles tournament last year.
"I foamed a lot from the Los Angeles match, so probably. I know a little bit better how to play against here. I have a good strategy." added the 22-year old Argentine, stretching her head-to-head record to 2-1.
The strong winds forced the organisers to close the removable roof of the Centre Court before the Seles-Sawa-matsu match, and all the other matches were held indoors.
Singles quarter-finals (X denotes seed):
Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina X2) bt Kimiko Date (Japan X7) 6 4. 6-2.
Katerina Maleeva (Bulgaria X4) bt Marianee Werdel (USA) 6-4. 6-4.