PORTOROZ, Slovenia (AP)—Johanna Larsson of Sweden reached her first WTA tour semifinal by beating third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 on Friday at the Slovenia Open.
The 84th-ranked Larsson will next play Ksenia Pervak of Russia, who ousted Belarus qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. Yakimova was playing her third quarterfinal after beating top-seeded Jelena Jankovic, who retired from their match with an ankle injury.
Pervak jumped into the draw to replace French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, who withdrew due to a wrist injury.
Larsson also upset a seeded player in the opening round, No. 8 Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.
Anna Chakvetadze beat sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 after saving two match points in an all-Russian quarterfinal.
Chakvetadze will face seventh-seeded Polona Hercog of Slovenia—the only seeded player left at the tournament—who defeated Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland, 7-5, 7-5.