Dementieva through
ByReuters
Published 17/03/2006 at 05:52 GMT
Fourth seed Elena Dementieva weathered a torrid start before overcoming Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the last four, where she will face Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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The 18-year-old Ivanovic ran Dementieva ragged in the first set but the Russian's greater experience allowed her to turn things around in the final two sets.
Dementieva drew Ivanovic into lengthy rallies and coaxed errors out of her opponent.
"I'm a very slow starter," Dementieva said. "I usually start to play better when I am in trouble and that's what happened today."
Former world number one Henin-Hardenne, who has yet to drop a set in four matches, had few problems with the speedy Dulko, who she had never played before, rattling off a 6-3 6-2 win.
The Argentine tried to wear her opponent down by counter attacking, but the Belgian had far too much power and a few too many tricks up her sleeve.
"When you never played someone, you don't know really what to expect," Henin-Hardenne said.
"I know she had nothing to lose, so I knew it was going to be a tough match. But I think I controlled the match, even if my attitude was a bit negative sometimes."
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