World number one Caroline Wozniacki survived an early scare to win 10 straight games and crush German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-1 on Thursday for a spot in the last four of the Stuttgart Grand Prix. Wozniacki, already a winner of three titles this year, will next face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska who beat German Kristina Barrois 7-5 6-3 on the clay.
Australian Samantha Stosur also booked her spot with a gutsy 2-6 6-3 7-6 win over world number three Vera Zvonareva, who broke a staggering nine strings and briefly played with her coach's racquet. World number 19 Petkovic, who has compared herself to a diesel engine because of her slow starts in previous rounds, shot out of the blocks and twice broke Wozniacki to go 4-1 up.
Wozniacki hung on, saving four break points to avoid falling 5-1 behind. The Dane, eyeing the French Open next month as she seeks her maiden grand slam title, then played more aggressively by coming to the net and snatched the set before breezing through the second against the frazzled German. "Definitely it was a fight back to win that first set," Wozniacki said in a courtside interview.
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