Lisicki in Texas Open semis

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Agencies) - Fifth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany continued her roll through the Texas Open, going into the semi-finals as the highest seed remaining and having yet to lose a set. Lisicki, ranked 23rd in the world and coming off a semi-final at Wimbledon, defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-1, 6-2 in Thursdays quarterfinals. She will next face eighth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu, a Romanian ranked No. 48. Begu advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia. The other semi-final will feature Aravane Rezai of France against Angelique Kerber of Germany. Rezai beat Britains Elena Baltacha 6-2, 6-2, and Kerber Swedens beat Johanna Larsson 6-0, 6-1.

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