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Myskina to meet Dementieva

MOSCOW, OCT. 16. Defending champion Anastasia Myskina upset Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-6 (1) and Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to set up the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.

In the men's section, British veteran Greg Rusedski upset second seed Joachim Johansson of Sweden 7-6(5), 6-7(1), 7-6(7) in the quarterfinals.Rusedski had 32 aces while Johansson served 33 — but neither converted a single break point.

Vaidisova in final

In Tashkent, fifteen-year-old Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic upset second-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(1) on Saturday to advance to the Tashkent Open final.

The results: At Moscow (Kremlin Cup): Men: singles: semifinals: Nikolay Davydenko bt Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Quarterfinals: Dominik Hrbaty bt Igor Kunitsyn 7-6(2), 6-4; Mikhail Youzhny bt Kenneth Carlsen 6-2, 7-6(5); Greg Rusedski bt Joachim Johansson 7-6(5), 6-7(1), 7-6(7).

Women: singles: semifinals: Anastasia Myskina bt Lindsay Davenport 6-4 7-6; Elena Dementieva bt Elena Bovina 6-4, 7-5. Quarterfinals: Myskina bt Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.

At Tashkent (Tashkent Open): Semifinals: Nicole Vaidisova bt Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(1); Virginie Razzano bt Anca Barna 6-2, 6-2.

At Metz (Open de Moselle): semifinals: Jerome Haehnel bt Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1); Richard Gasquet bt Jeff Morrison 6-1, 6-4. Quarterfinals: Richard Gasquet bt Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-1; Paul-Henri Mathieu bt Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(4), 6-4; Jerome Haehnel bt Arnaud Clement 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

At Vienna (CA Trophy): semifinals: Guillermo Canas bt Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez bt Davide Sanguinetti 6-3, 6-3. Quarterfinals: Davide Sanguinetti bt Nicolas Massu 6-4, 6-3; Tommy Haas bt Robby Ginepri 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Feliciano Lopez bt Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 6-4; Guillermo Canas bt David Nalbandian 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. — AP

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