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| Thursday, 23 May, 2002, 19:14 GMT 20:14 UK Seles eases into semis Seles will play Paola Suarez in the semi-final Thursday's Spanish Open results Top seed Monica Seles beat fifth-seeded Anna Smashnova 6-3 6-2 to book her place in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. The American will play Argentine Paola Suarez in Friday's semi-final at the Club de Campo sports centre. In the other last-four match, America's Chanda Rubin will meet Colombian Fabiola Zuluaga. Seles started cautiously against her Israeli opponent but from 4-3 up she claimed the next five games to win the first set and take a lead 3-0 in the second set. She eventually wrapped up the match in 55 minutes. Meanwhile Rubin - a three-time singles winner on tour - knocked out Magui Serna, the last Spaniard in the tournament, 6-3 6-3. In the other quarter-finals, Suarez eliminated fellow Argentine Clarisa Fernandez 6-4 7-5 and Zuluaga, a Madrid open finalist two years ago, defeated Emilie Loit, of France, 4-6 6-0 7-5. |
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