STRASBOURG, France (AP)—Vania King of the United States reached the semifinals of the Strasbourg International with a 6-4, 7-5 win Thursday over Anastasia Rodionova of Australia.
King, who upset second-seeded Elena Vesnina in the first round, broke her opponent six times in a match where both players struggled to hold serve.
She will play Kristina Barrois of Germany, who defeated seventh-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-1, 7-5.
Barrois ended Sevastova’s run of seven consecutive victories, which included her first Tour win at Estoril this month.
A doubles specialist, King won her only singles title in Bangkok in 2006. She has yet to drop a set in the tournament.
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was leading 3-2 with a break when her match against Julia Goerges was interrupted by rain. Anabel Medina Garrigues had won the first set 6-2 against Sofia Arvidsson when their match was stopped.
Those matches will resume Friday before the semifinals.