Szavay moves on in Prague; Garrigues ousted

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07/16/2010 - Prague, Czech Republic (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last week's Budapest titlist Agnes Szavay advanced to the semifinals of the $220,000 Prague Open tennis event with a straight set win over Slovenian Polona Hercog.

The seventh-seeded Szavay handled Hercog, 6-1, 6-4, in just 70 minutes on the red clay at Stvanice.

In a minor upset, Lucie Hradecka downed fifth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6-4, 7-5, and the Czech will face Szavay for the right to play in the final.

Eighth-seeded Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova and veteran Swiss Patty Schnyder will meet in the other semifinal. Strycova outlasted Johanna Larsson of Sweden, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, while Schnyder was a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 winner over Georgian Anna Tatishvili.

Szavay bested Schnyder in last week's Budapest finale for the second time in two years.

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