Dementieva edges closer to Paris Indoor final

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Russia's Elena Dementieva celebrates after defeating German Andrea Petkovic in their Paris indoors WTA open quarter final tennis match. Dentieva beat Petkovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

PARIS, Feb 13 (AFP): Russian top seed Elena Dementieva marched into the semi-finals of the WTA Paris Indoor Open on Friday by beating Germany's Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
The world number seven struggled to hit top form from the start, dropping the first set against the unseeded 22-year-old.
Petkovic fought hard in the second but the 28-year-old Russian's first serve was too strong and Dementieva went on to win in three sets for a last four match-up against unseeded American teenager Melanie Oudin.
Dementieva hailed Petkovic's determination and admitted her victory over her younger opponent was hard-fought.
"I wasn't quite sure what to expect at the beginning of the match as we had never played against each other before. I was impressed with how aggressive she (Petkovic) played," the Russian added.