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Kvitova, who won this event the last two years as well as in
2012, stormed past her Russian opponent as she looks to join
Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki as a four-time winner in
the tournament. To do that she will have to take down top seed
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who had little trouble winning
her quarter-final match, topping Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens 6-1,
6-4.
Swedish qualifier Johanna Larsson pulled off an upset when she
beat second-seed Roberta Vinci 7-6 (9) 6-1.
Larsson had lost in the final round of qualifying for the
tournament, and only made the draw when other players withdrew.
"It always helps to play many matches and to play good tennis,"
Larsson said. "It helps keep you calm and you know when you go
out there on court, you're going to be a tough cookie to beat."
Larsson, who is ranked 62nd in the world, now has a semi-final
matchup with Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Svitolina, the 10th
seed, defeated Russia's Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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