BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP) Karin Knapp of Italy routed second-seeded Annika Beck of Germany 6-0, 6-1 to advance to her third semifinal of the season at the Gastein Ladies on Friday.
Knapp, who reached the last four in Slovakia and Colombia as well, will play Yvonne Meusburger of Austria. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine will take on first-time WTA semifinalist Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic.
The 69th-ranked Knapp avoided break points and converted all five chances to break Beck's serve. The German had beaten Knapp in straight sets in Nuremberg last month.
Meusburger, coming off her second career final in Budapest last week, defeated Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-6 (1). The Austrian failed to serve out the match at 5-4 before converting her first match point in the tiebreaker.
Meusburger played in the first Gastein Ladies final in 2007, and has since reached at least the quarterfinals every year.