RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Top-seeded Monica Seles routed Russia’s Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-0 Thursday to advance into the semi-finals of the Brazil Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last four, the American will meet Slovakia’s Henrieta Nagyova, the number five seed, who beat third-seeded South African Amanda Coetzer 6-1, 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seles said she had intentionally produced a high-paced game on the day to reduce playing time in the stifling Costa do Suaipe heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m trying to play in an aggressive way, keeping the points short. That’s why today’s game was faster,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Seles, who is ninth in the latest WTA rankings, admitted her semi-final opponent would pose a real threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“(Nagyova) is an aggressive and intelligent tennis player\u2026I’ll have to play an attacking game,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Thursday’s other quarter-final matches, number two seed Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia beat American Samantha Reeves 6-3 6-2 while unseeded Paraguayan Rossana de los Rios defeated Silvia Farina-Elia of Italy 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, in the ATP men’s tournament Thursday, Brazilian wildcard Ricardo Mello beat Chile’s Nicolas Massu 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fifth-seeded local favorite Fernando Meligeni overcame Argentina’s Federico Browne 7-5, 6-4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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