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Pera was a 6-2, 6-4 winner over seventh-seeded Belgian Maryna
Zanevska, her 11th win in a row when counting qualifying
matches. Though Zanevska saved seven of 11 break points, Pera
wouldn't be denied as she won 27 of her 37 first-service points
(73.0 percent).
Pera, ranked No. 81 in the world, is in position to win her
second title in as many weeks after prevailing at Budapest last
week.
Kontaveit, the No. 2 player in the world, won 6-3, 7-5 over
Russia's Anastasia Potapova. It is Kontaveit's third finals
appearance of the season.
Palermo Ladies Open
Jasmine Paolini and Lucia Bronzetti set up an all-Italian
semifinal by winning their respective quarterfinal matches
Friday in Italy.
Paolini upset eighth-seeded Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-7
(5), 7-5, 6-2 in three hours and six minutes.
Not to be outdone, Bronzetti took down fifth seed Caroline
Garcia of France 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and 56 minutes.
Their match ended past 2:30 a.m. local time.
The other semifinal will pit fourth seed Sara Sorribes Tormo of
Spain against sixth seed Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania. Sorribes
Tormo beat seventh seed Anna Bondar of Hungary 6-2, 6-3 and Begu
sailed past France's Diane Parry 6-1, 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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