Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Stosur, Azarenka into Qatar Open semis

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur reached her first semifinal of the year by overcoming the unorthodox Monica Niculescu 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 at the Qatar Open on Friday.

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka swept aside Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-0, 6-4 for her 15th straight win to set up a semifinal clash with fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who beat Christina McHale of the United States 6-1, 6-1.

After crashing out of her home Australian Open in the first round, Stosur has won three straight matches in Doha.

"It's a really good feeling," she said. "I guess it's still only February, so to bounce back relatively quickly is always pleasing. Yeah, it's …

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