Yan Zi advances into Toronto Cup semifinals

时间：2007-08-20 06:04:00

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China's Yan Zi gestures to the crowd while taking part in a promotion1 after winning her quarterfinals match against France's Marion Bartoli at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto, Aug. 17, 2007.
 
OTTAWA, August 18 - Chinese qualifier Yan Zi advanced to the semifinals of this 1.34 million-dollar Toronto Cup tennis tournament after her opponent retired2 in the quarterfinals.

 

Yan was leading seventh-seeded Marion Bartoli of France 6-2, 3-0 when the Wimbledon finalist Bartoli decided3 she couldn't continue.

 

The 22-year-old Yan, ranked 169th in the world, beat Greece's Eleni Daniilidou 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5) on Thursday. She also upset No. 4 Ana Ivanovic in the second round.

 

Yan will face the winner of the last quarterfinal match between world number one Justine Henin and sixth-seeded Russian.

 

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1 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
参考例句：
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
2 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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