Tuesday's WTA round-up
Nasdaq-100 Open
Serena Williams saw her sister crash out on Monday
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Top seed Serena Williams dropped just three games as she brushed aside the challenge of French qualifier Marion Bartoli.
The American booked a semi-final tie against Kim Clijsters with a 6-1 6-2 success.
"I definitely figured it would be a tough match. I've seen her play before and she's a tough cookie," said Williams.
"She never gives up and has a lot of determination in her eyes."
The 19-year-old Bartoli benefited from the withdrawals through injury of Monica Seles and Lindsay Davenport on her way to the last eight.
Against Williams, she broke serve three times but was let down by a poor second serve, on which she won just four of 26 points.
Third seed Kim Clijsters set up a tantalising semi against Serena by crushing Jelena
Dokic 6-0 6-2.
Dokic, the ninth seed from Yugoslavia, could do nothing to counter the Belgian's power and Clijsters needed just 53 minutes to wrap up victory.
Clijsters has not conceded more than two games in any
of the eight sets she has played at the tournament.
"Against Jelena, you have to be there for every point and
show you're fighting because once she gets ahead, she can really
dominate and overpower you," the Belgian said.
Dokic conceded she had been outplayed: "I hit the ball very well for the first half-hour but she got everything back so I
don't feel I played too badly."
In the other half of the draw, third seed Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium will play American Chanda Rubin.
The other quarter-final is an all-American affair between Jennifer Capriati and Megan Shaughnessy, who upset Venus Williams in the fourth round.
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