Radwanska ousts Dementieva to reach Indian Wells semis

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03/17/2010 - Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Capable Pole Agnieszka Radwanska upended Russian star Elena Dementieva on Wednesday to reach the semifinals at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open.

The fifth-seeded Radwanska dismissed the fourth-seeded Dementieva 6-4, 6-3 on the hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Radwanska pulled off the upset in 1 hour, 31 minutes with the help of four service breaks on Day 8.

The two-time major finalist and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dementieva was the Indian Wells runner-up in 2006.

Radwanska, a semifinalist in Dubai in her last event, will meet Wednesday night's Caroline Wozniacki-Zheng Jie winner in Friday's semifinals. Wozniacki is the second seed, while Zheng is seeded 18th this week.

Two other quarterfinal bouts will be staged here on Thursday, when sixth- seeded former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic will meet 23rd-seeded Russian Alisa Kleybanova and eighth-seeded Aussie Samantha Stosur will face 28th-seeded Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.

The 2010 Indian Wells winner will earn $700,000.

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