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Mattek downs Vaidisova in straight sets at DFS Classic

Associated Press

Friday, June 13, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, England -- American Bethanie Mattek reached the second semifinal of her career, upsetting third-seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-3, 6-0 in the DFS Classic quarterfinals on Friday. Mattek, a 23-year-old from Miami, next plays teenager Yanina Wickmayer, who defeated Briton Melanie South 6-4, 6-3 in their quarterfinal match. The only other semifinal for Mattek was at Cincinnati in 2005, and she has not won a WTA tournament. The other semifinal will be between 12th-seeded Kateryna Bondarenko ...

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