27 Jan 2009

Zvonareva reaches Australian Open semi finals

4:54 pm on 27 January 2009

Russia's Vera Zvonareva has beaten France's Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open to reach her first grand slam semi-final.

One of four Russian women still in contention for the title, Zvonareva will face either Dinara Safina or Jelena Dokic in tomorrow's semi-finals.