Russian fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ended the dream run of Estonian Kaia Kanepi at the French Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-2 victory, sealing a place in the semifinals for the second time in three years.
Kanepi, the first Estonian to reach the last eight of a Grand Slam event, led 4-2 in the first set, but 2006 runner-up Kuznetsova hit back to win it and then eased through the second.
World number 49 Kanepi powered ahead in the first set and had a point to lead 5-2, but the former US Open champion broke back immediately, and one more break in the 11th game helped her to pinch the opening set.
Another break in the third game of the second set knocked the fight out of Kanepi and Kuznetsova eased through to the semifinals.– Reuters