Wozniacki reaches Copenhagen WTA semifinals

 　　COPENHAGEN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals of the Copenhagen WTA tournament after beating Alice Cornet of France 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals here on Friday.

　　Top-seed Wozniacki showed her strength and forced her opponent¹ in the defensive² without ever leaving Cornet any real chance to get into the fight from the beginning of the match, held at the Farum Arena,in Copenhagen, capital of Denmark.

　　The first set was over in 26 minutes and things did not change much in the second set. However, Cornet challenged the current number six in the world in several well played duels³ but could not prevent Wozniacki winning 6-3.

　　It was a little more difficult for No. 3 seed Jelana Jancovic of Serbia in her fight against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi. Jankovic lost the first set 4-6 but came back and won the next two sets 6-1, 6-3.

　　No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber of Germany had even greater difficulties in the fight against her compatriot Mona Barthel. After winning the first set 6-2, Kerber lost the second set 6-0, but fought her way back in the third set 7-5.

　　Wozniacki will now meet Petra Martic in the semifinal on Saturday after the Croatian won over Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 6- 4, 4-6, 6-3.

1 opponent   

n.对手，敌手，反对者；adj.敌对的，反对的

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• After a fierce struggle,he got a beat on his opponent.经过殊死的较量，他占了对手的上风。

2 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

3 duels   

n.两男子的决斗( duel的名词复数 )；竞争，斗争

参考例句：

• That's where I usually fight my duels. 我经常在那儿进行决斗。” 来自英语晨读30分（初三）
• Hyde Park also became a favourite place for duels. 海德公园也成了决斗的好地方。 来自辞典例句