Thu Aug 21 16:13:12 2008

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Benesova, Suarez Navarro reach Forest Hills semis

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Forest Hills, NY (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Czech Iveta Benesova and fourth-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro were a pair of quarterfinal winners Thursday at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.

Benesova overcame Russian Ekaterina Makarova 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, while Suarez Navarro subdued German Martina Muller 6-2, 6-0 on the hardcourts at The West Side Tennis Club -- the former home of the U.S. Open.

Chinese Shuai Peng got past Russian Vera Dushevina 6-4, 7-5 to setup a semifinal against the French Open quarterfinalist Suarez Navarro.

This week's champion will collect $22,000.