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Vera Zvonareva rallied from 5-3 down in the deciding set to defeat Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Ladies Open.
Zvonareva reached a semifinal against familiar foe Jelena Jankovic, who defeated Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4. Zvonareva leads Jankovic 7-6 in matchups, and has won the last four.
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki won 12 straight games to beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-2, 6-0 and set up a semifinal with Marion Bartoli of France.
Hantuchova defeated Zvonareva in the Pattaya Open semifinals this month and looked set for an encore. But the Russian rallied to break back in the 10th and 12th games to end the 3-hour, 10-minute match.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6154728
