Sania Mirza of India defeated Aravane Rezai 6-4, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Sunfeast Open.
Qualifier Iroda Tulyaganova rallied past Alla Kudryavtseva 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, and Olga Poutchkova defeated Alberta Brianti 7-5, 6-3.
Mirza rallied from a 1-4 deficit in the second set after Rezai had trouble with her serve. Mirza drew even at 5-5 and won the final two games. .
"I've never played anyone who hits the ball so hard," Mirza said.
Tulyaganova squandered a 3-1 lead to lose the first set, but got steadier throughout the match.
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