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Marion Bartoli, of France, returns to Mallory Burdette, of the United States, during the Bank of the West tennis tournament Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Stanford, Calif.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Wickmayer upsets Bartoli at Bank of the West
Marion Bartoli, of France, returns to Mallory Burdette, of the United States, during the Bank of the West tennis tournament Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Stanford, Calif.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
July 13, 2012
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STANFORD, Calif.—No. 5 seed Yanina Wickmayer beat No. 2 Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-2 for the first time in four meetings, earning a trip to the Bank of West Classic semifinals on Friday.
Wickmayer next faces American Coco Vandeweghe, who knocked off Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-4 to make the semifinals of a WTA Tour event for the first time.
The 37th-ranked Wickmayer recorded her third career top-10 victory with the win over 10th-ranked Bartoli, and the first of the season.
Vandeweghe, ranked 120th, earned a spot in the main draw after three players withdrew due to injuries.
No. 3 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia also lost, falling 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0 against Sorana Cirstea of Romania.
Cirstea will play the winner of a late match between Serena Williams and Chanelle Scheepers.
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