Kuznetsova ensured there will be a Russian in the final

She will play Anna Chakvetadze, who had earlier beaten Shahar Peer 6-4 6-1.

Szavay had not dropped a set in the first four rounds but was never really in the contest as Kuznetsova took just nine minutes to go 3-0 up.

The teenager made eight unforced errors in the first set and Kuznetsova took just 67 minutes to wrap up the win.

After a poor first set, Szavay was broken in the opening game of the second and slipped to 4-1 down, before winning the next two games and rallying to pull the score round to 5-4.

But Kuznetsova, who won this title in 2004, was not to be denied and secured her place in the semi-finals when Szavay's return on match point failed to clear the net.

"I am so happy with my performance, especially in the first set," said the fourth seed afterwards.