Panova to play Jovanovski in Baku SFs

Published November 20, 2014

Russian Alexandra Panova and Bojana Jovanovski were among the quarterfinal winners Thursday at the Baku Cup tennis tournament.

The second-seeded Panova, like all of Thursday's winners, rallied from a set down to advance. She claimed a 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded countrywoman Nina Bratchikova.

Panova will next meet Jovanovski after the fifth seed fended off fellow Serbian Aleksandra Krunic 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. Krunic, who qualified for the main draw, had beaten fourth-seeded Czech Andrea Hlavackova in the first round.

Russian Olga Puchkova and American Julia Cohen will meet in Friday's other semifinal.

The 174th-ranked Puchkova dropped the first set against Manny Minella before battling back to knock out the third seed from Luxembourg with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory.

Cohen, meanwhile, advanced with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova, a two-time WTA singles titlist.

The winner of this WTA International event will claim a first prize of $37,000.

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