5/5/2001
Clijsters Into Bol Semis
BOL, Croatia – Top-seeded Kim Clijsters of Belgium advanced
to her first clay court semifinal Friday, defeating Pavlina Nola of
New Zealand in the $170,000 Croatian Ladies Bol Open tournament.
Sandrine Testud of France, seeded second, also advanced, ousting
fifth-seeded Marlene Weingartner of Germany 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
The 17-year-old Clijsters, ranked 15th in the world, had trouble
with Nola, who led 5-3, 40-15 in the first set. But Nola missed two
set points and was completely defenseless in the second set as
Clijsters won 7-6 (4), 6-1.
The Bol tournament is the first Nola, a native of Bulgaria,
played as a New Zealand citizen.
Testud also struggled in her win, her opponent serving 15 double
faults.
Testud will next face third-seeded Angeles Montolio of Spain on
Saturday. Montolio defeated defending champion Tina Pisnik of
Slovenia 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Clijsters will play Mariana Diaz-Oliva of Spain, who defeated
Anna Smashnova of Israel 6-1, 6-1.
-Alternative Press
-ESPN.com
~Clijsters City
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