PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.(AP) Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak upset top-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of The MPS Group Championships.
Wozniak, seeded fifth, won the first set and led 4-1 in the second before Petrova came back to win five straight games.
Wozniak, who had 35 winners, built a 3-0 lead in the third set. She withstood the Russian's rally with a variety of well-placed shots to every area of the court.
She played really well,'' Petrova said.I've never seen anybody paint more lines that she did today.''
Petrova, the 10th-ranked player in the world, is coming back from foot injuries.
I'm not disappointed,'' she said.Two weeks ago they were talking about surgery so I am lucky to be able to play. I know when I get my feet back I'll play good tennis.''
Wozniak will face Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki or Russia's Elena Vesnina in the final Sunday. The winner will receive $37,000 of the $220,000 purse.